Zorba The Greek
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Basil is a British-Greek writer raised in Britain who bears the hallmarks of an uptight, middle-class Englishman. He meets a gruff, yet enthusiastic Greek-Macedonian peasant and musician named Zorba. They stay with an old French war widow and courtesan named Madame Hortense in her self-styled "Hotel Ritz" The audacious Zorbas tries to persuade Basil into making a move on the much older courtesan, but when he is understandably reluctant, he seizes the opportunity, and they form a relationship. Basil untruthfully tells the courtesan that Z
Credits
- Directed by
- Michael Cacoyannis
- Written by
- Nikos Kazantzakis, Michael Cacoyannis
- Cast
- Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Yorgo Voyagis, George P. Cosmatos, Lila Kedrova, Alan Bates, Eleni Anousaki, Pia Lindström, Giorgos Fountas, Sotiris Moustakas, Anna Kyriakou
- Produced by
- Michael Cacoyannis
- Cinematography
- Walter Lassally
- Music
- Mikis Theodorakis
- Edited by
- Michael Cacoyannis
Complete catalog record
Zorba The Greek. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 142 Min., Sd., B&W, 35 Mm. From The Novel By Nikos Kazantzakis. © Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 17dec64; Lp30833.
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