Zorba the Greek

(1964)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 396 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1964

Runtime: 142 мин

Country: Greece, United States of America

Director: Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης

Cast: Энтони Куинн, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova, Σωτήρης Μουστάκας, Άννα Κυριακού, Τάκης Εμμανουήλ, Ελένη Ανουσάκη, Γιώργος Φούντας, George P. Cosmatos

Plot

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

An aimless English writer finds he has a small inheritance on a Greek island. His joyless existence is disturbed when he meets Zorba, a middle aged Greek with a real lust for life. As he discovers the earthy pleasures of Greece, the Englishman finds his view on life changing.