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)
Plots(1)
On the Greek isle of Crete, Basil (Alan Bates), a shy inhibited writer from England is befriended by Zorba (Anthony Quinn) a boisterous peasant with an astonishing love for life. When Zorba agrees to work at Basil's abandoned mine, it is the beginning of a lesson for the young man as he gradually moves from an observer of the world to a participant. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)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)
Des gens sans importance (1956)
![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, les ténèbres contre la lumière (2007)
Anna Kyriakou
Greece
Best movies:
Alexis Zorbas (1964)