---
title: 'Zorba the Greek (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michalis Cacoyannis'
released: '1964-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 142
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Greece'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/zorba-the-greek-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057831/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Zorba the Greek (1964)

1964 · 142 min · Drama, Music · United Kingdom, Greece, United States


## Synopsis

Zorba the Greek is a 1964 drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Greek Cypriot filmmaker Michael Cacoyannis. It stars Anthony Quinn as Zorba, an earthy and boisterous Cretan peasant, and Alan Bates as Basil, the buttoned-up young intellectual he befriends. The cast also includes Lila Kedrova, Irene Papas, and Sotiris Moustakas. The musical score was composed by Mikis Theodorakis. The film is based on the 1946 novel The Life and Times of Alexis Zorba by Nikos Kazantzakis.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michalis Cacoyannis](https://cinepixo.com/people/michalis-cacoyannis)
- **Screenplay:** [Michalis Cacoyannis](https://cinepixo.com/people/michalis-cacoyannis), [Nikos Kazantzakis](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikos-kazantzakis)
- **Producer:** [Michalis Cacoyannis](https://cinepixo.com/people/michalis-cacoyannis)
- **Editor:** [Michalis Cacoyannis](https://cinepixo.com/people/michalis-cacoyannis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mikis Theodorakis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikis-theodorakis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Walter Lassally](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-lassally)

## Cast

- [Sotiris Moustakas](https://cinepixo.com/people/sotiris-moustakas)
- [Anna Kyriakou](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-kyriakou)
- [Alan Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-bates)
- [George P. Cosmatos](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-p-cosmatos)
- [Eleni Anousaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/eleni-anousaki)
- [Pia Lindström](https://cinepixo.com/people/pia-lindstrom)
- [Irene Papas](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-papas)
- [Yorgos Voyagis](https://cinepixo.com/people/yorgos-voyagis)
- [Giorgos Fountas](https://cinepixo.com/people/giorgos-fountas)
- [Lila Kedrova](https://cinepixo.com/people/lila-kedrova)
- [Anthony Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-quinn)

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