Greece / USA / UK,
1964, 142 min
(Alternative: 137 min)
Directed by:
Michalis KakojannisScreenplay:
Michalis KakojannisCinematography:
Walter LassallyComposer:
Mikis TheodorakisCast:
Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova, Yorgo Voyagis, Pia Lindström, Giorgos Foundas, Takis Emmanuel, Eleni Anousaki, George P. Cosmatos (more)VOD (1)
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An aimless englishman finds he has a small inheritance on a greek island. His joyless existence is disturbed when he meets zorba, a middle aged greek with a real lust for life. As he discovers the earthy pleasures of Greece, the englishman finds his view on life changing. (20th Century Fox UK)
Cast
![Anthony Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361452_f325e1.png)
Anthony Quinn
Mexico
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Road (1954)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Alan Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267938_4141af.jpg)
Alan Bates
UK
Best movies:
The Rose (1979)
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
![Irene Papas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271965_79041c.jpg)
Irene Papas
Greece
Best movies:
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Z (1969)
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
![Lila Kedrova](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/387/164387819_7ff70f.png)
Lila Kedrova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
The Tenant (1976)
A Woman Like Satan (1958)
![Yorgo Voyagis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634033_4d0ac4.jpg)
Yorgo Voyagis
Greece
Best movies:
Viva Italia! (1977)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
The Last Valley (1971)
![Pia Lindström](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/003/158003919_7dab78.jpg)
Pia Lindström
Sweden
Best movies:
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
Marriage Italian Style (1964)
The Possessed (1965)
![Giorgos Foundas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/314/163314951_ebf867.jpg)
Giorgos Foundas
Greece
Best movies:
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
Never on Sunday (1960)
Takis Emmanuel
Best movies:
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
Electra (1962)
Lion of the Desert (1981)
![Eleni Anousaki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/353/164353625_2685fe.jpg)
Eleni Anousaki
Greece
Best movies:
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
![George P. Cosmatos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269572_a917b8.jpg)
George P. Cosmatos
Italy
Best movies:
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
Sotiris Moustakas
Cyprus
Best movies:
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
El Greco (2007)
Anna Kyriakou
Greece
Best movies:
Alexis Zorbas (1964)