Michael Cacoyannis

✶June 11, 1921

†July 25, 2011

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About their life

Michael Cacoyannis was a Cypriot and Greek filmmaker, playwright and actor. He is best known for writing, directing, producing, and editing Zorba the Greek (1964), an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name. He also directed the 1983 Broadway revival of the musical based on the film in addition to writing, directing, designing, and translating dozens of stage play and opera productions.

Greek stage director and filmmaker (1921–2011)

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Biography from the article Michael Cacoyannis on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.