Zorba the Greek

Zorba the Greek
by Mihalis Kakogiannis

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Actor: Alan Bates, Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova, Sotiris Moustakas
Director: Mihalis Kakogiannis
Brand: QUINN,ANTHONY
Producer: Anthony Quinn
Cinematographer: Walter Lassally
Editor: Mihalis Kakogiannis
Producer: Mihalis Kakogiannis
Writer: Mihalis Kakogiannis
Writer: Nikos Kazantzakis
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 142 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-03
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: International Classics

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Movie Review: Experience the joy
Summary: 5 Stars

I have to say that I have not had a chance to watch this movie since I got it. I bought it to keep for my collection of must see movies. I think Anthony Quin is superb in this movie. I received my order in a matter of days. Now all I have to do is find someone that hasn't seen it so that they can experience the joy of life through Zorba too.

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Summary of Zorba the Greek

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. This acclaimed classic co-stars Irene Paps and Lila Kedrova in an Oscar winning performance. "An utterly absorbing and sharply memorable film" (The Hollywood Reporter)

If you think Zorba the Greek is a simple-minded homage to a man with a zest for life, then you haven't seen the movie. Basil (Alan Bates), a reticent British writer, comes to the Mediterranean island of Crete to revive a mine his father owned. On the way, he meets a Greek roustabout named Zorba (Anthony Quinn) and hires him to help, little suspecting that Zorba's exuberance will lead him to some dark and troubling places--frankly, if the last 30 minutes of Zorba the Greek are what it means to embrace life, some viewers will want to shut the door in life's face. But there's no denying the movie's ambitious scope and implacable force, even as it paints an alien and disturbing portrait of life in a Greek village. On top of that, gorgeous cinematography and one of the greatest film scores ever give this movie almost demonic energy. --Bret Fetzer

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