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An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
Language
Budget$783,000
Revenue $9,000,000
ελληνικά,
English
Budget$783,000
Revenue $9,000,000
Keywords
dancing
dance
friendship
based on novel or book
widow
village
donkey
greece
greek
crete
author
monastery
riding a donkey
wonder
mischievous
inspirational
admiring
amused
appreciative
audacious
bold
celebratory
cheerful
comforting
empathetic
enchant
excited
hopeful
optimistic
sympathetic
Casts
Anthony Quinn
Alexis Zorba
Alan Bates
Basil
Irene Papas
Widow
Lila Kedrova
Madame Hortense
Sotiris Moustakas
Mimithos
Anna Kyriakou
Soul
Takis Emmanuel
Manolakas
Eleni Anousaki
Lola
George Foundas
Mavrandoni
George P. Cosmatos
Acne Faced Boy
Yorgo Voyagis
Pavlo
Crews
Walter Lassally
Director of Photography
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Screenplay
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Editor
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Director
Míkis Theodorakis
Original Music Composer
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Producer
Nikos Kazantzakis
Novel
Anthony Quinn
Associate Producer
Vasilis Fotopoulos
Art Direction
Backdrops & Posters
