Michael Cacoyannis' Zorba the Greek [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox ; screenplay by Michael Cacoyannis ; produced and directed by Michael Cacoyannis.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English, Spanish Original language: English Series: Studio classic ; 21.Publication details: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2004.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 142 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • Zorba the Greek
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
LOC classification:
  • CM DVD 00854
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Walter Lassally ; music, Mikis Theodorakis.
Awards:
  • Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (B & W), Best Supporting Actress (Kedrova), and Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (B & W); Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Quinn), Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Cast: Lila Kedrova, Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Pappas, Sotiris Moustakas, Anna Kyriakou, Eleni Anousaki, George Voyadjis, Takis Emmanuel, George Foundas.Summary: A young British writer moves to Crete to find himself by working in his father's mine, and hires the playful Zorba. He falls in love with a lovely young widow. When she responds to him the townsmen attack her.
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DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono.

English, Spanish, or French with English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Lila Kedrova, Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Pappas, Sotiris Moustakas, Anna Kyriakou, Eleni Anousaki, George Voyadjis, Takis Emmanuel, George Foundas.

Director of photography, Walter Lassally ; music, Mikis Theodorakis.

Originally issued as a motion picture in 1964.

From the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis.

Series from container.

Filmed on Crete.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

A young British writer moves to Crete to find himself by working in his father's mine, and hires the playful Zorba. He falls in love with a lovely young widow. When she responds to him the townsmen attack her.

Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (B & W), Best Supporting Actress (Kedrova), and Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (B & W); Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Quinn), Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Side A: feature; side B: supplemental.

Special features: commentary by Michael Cacoyannis, alternate introduction, "Anthony Quinn : A Lust for Life" A & E Network Biography, Movietone news footage, theatrical trailers, behind-the-scenes still gallery.

Special features not rated or closed-captioned.

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