Zorba the Greek
“Life. Lust. Love. Zorba.”
An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
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Cast
12 people
Anthony Quinn
Alexis Zorba
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Jesus of Nazareth
Míkis Theodorakis
music
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Irene Papas
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Lila Kedrova
Madame Hortense
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Torn Curtain
The Tenant
Sotiris Moustakas
Mimithos
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Anna Kyriakou
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Οι Τρεις Χάριτες
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Takis Emmanuel
Manolakas
Known for
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Lion of the Desert
Eleni Anousaki
Lola
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Wonderful Creatures
Wake up, you sucker...
George Foundas
Mavrandoni
Known for
Never on Sunday
George P. Cosmatos
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Yorgo Voyagis
Pavlo
Known for
The Odyssey
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Mihalis Kakogiannis Director · Nikos Kazantzakis Author Míkis Theodorakis Composer
Worldwide gross $9M · Budget $783K · United States release December 17, 1964
Box office
Budget
$783,000
Worldwide gross
$9,000,000
Gross vs. budget
11.5×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
Greece · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Αλέξης Ζορμπάς
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
English · Greek
Release dates
Greece · December 14, 1964
Theatrical
United States · December 17, 1964
Theatrical
Argentina
May 5, 1965 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 18, 1964 · Theatrical
May 6, 2005 · Physical · Fox Home mj.gov.br
France
March 3, 1965 · Theatrical
Germany
March 25, 1965 · Theatrical
Japan
September 25, 1965 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 14, 1965 · Limited theatrical
December 16, 1965 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 5, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
June 1, 1965 · Theatrical
October 10, 1982 · Limited theatrical · Cineclube do Norte
Russia
December 9, 1968 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 27, 1997 · TV · Markíza
Spain
October 24, 1965 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 19, 1965 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 11, 1965 · Theatrical
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