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ADVENTURE

DRAMA

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

name	character
Eleni Anousaki	Lola
Alan Bates	Basil
George P. Cosmatos	Acne Faced Boy
Takis Emmanuel	Manolakas
George Foundas	Mavrandoni
Lila Kedrova	Madame Hortense
Anna Kyriakou	Soul
Sotiris Moustakas	Mimithos
Irene Papas	Widow
Anthony Quinn	Alexis Zorba
Yorgo Voyagis	Pavlo

name
Mihalis Kakogiannis	director, screenplay, producer
Nikos Kazantzakis	writer (original)
Mikis Theodorakis	composer

year	award	category	name
1964	Academy Award	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Lila Kedrova