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Michael Cacoyannis was a Greek Cypriot film director, writer, producer, and actor, known for his adaptations of Euripides and Kazantzakis. He was nominated for five Oscars for Zorba the Greek, Electra, and Iphigenia, and won the Golden Palm at Cannes for Electra.
Jul 26, 2011 · Michael Cacoyannis, a Greek filmmaker whose art-house films and adaptations of Euripides for stage and screen were critically acclaimed, but who was best known as the director of the 1964...
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Michael Cacoyannis (1922-2011) was a Cypriot-Greek director, writer and producer of films such as Zorba the Greek, Electra and Eroika. He was nominated for three Oscars and won 13 other awards for his work.
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Learn about the life and career of Michael Cacoyannis, one of the most prominent Greek-Cypriot directors of the 20th century. From his early theatre work in London to his Oscar-winning Zorba the Greek and his tragic documentary Atillas 74, explore his neglected classics and his passion for Greek culture.
Jul 25, 2011 · Michael Cacoyannis, the Cyprus born-filmmaker and screenwriter who directed the 1964 film “Zorba the Greek” starring Anthony Quinn, died July 25 at a hospital in Athens. Officials at a...
Learn about the life and career of Michael Cacoyannis, a director and writer of Greek origin who made films such as Zorba the Greek and Electra. Find out his birth and death dates, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
The film and stage director Michael Cacoyannis became a cinematographic giant when he transferred to the screen a little known book by the Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis.
