CAST:
Anthony Quinn (Alexis Zorba),
Alan Bates (Basil),
Irene Papas,
Lila Kedrova (Hortense),
Sotiris Moustakas (Mimithos)

SCRIPT:
Mihalis Kakogiannis based on novel by Nikos Kazantzakis

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Walter Lassally

MUSIC:
Mikis Theodorakis

EDITING:
Michael Cacoyannis

Synopsis:
An uptight Englishman Basil, writer who has not written a word in a long time, finds out that he inherited a small coal mine in Greece. Basil travels to Greece to open the mine and while waiting for the boat he meets the temperamental Alexis Zorba. Zorba, a man who truly enjoys life, promises to Basil to be his guide. While learning about Greece and the Greeks, Basil’s worldview changes and he begins to enjoy his life.
In 1965, the film won three Oscars.

b/w, 141'