Zorba the Greek

Zorba the Greek

1964 · 2 hr 22 min · Not Rated

Comedy, Drama

Directors

Michael Cacoyannis

Actors

  • Anthony Quinn
  • Alan Bates
  • Irene Papas

Credits: 3

Summary

A reserved English writer travelling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

More about this movie

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.