Alexis Zorbas (1964)

Regisseur:

Mihalis Kakogiannis

Drehbuchautoren:

Nikos Kazantzakis (novel)
Mihalis Kakogiannis (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

17. Dezember 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Abenteuer | Drama

Werbezeile:

Life. Lust. Love. Zorba.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Book | Throwing Rock | Orthodox | Greek Orthodox | Greece

Filmpreise:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 16 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A magnificent movie

Besetzung

Anthony Quinn	...	Alexis Zorba
Alan Bates	...	Basil
Irene Papas	...	Widow
Lila Kedrova	...	Madame Hortense
Sotiris Moustakas	...	Mimithos
Anna Kyriakou	...	Soul
Eleni Anousaki	...	Lola
Yorgo Voyagis	...	Pavlo (as George Voyadjis)
Takis Emmanuel	...	Manolakas
Giorgos Foundas	...	Mavrandoni (as George Foundas)
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Pia Lindström	...	Peasant Girl (scenes deleted)

Alternativ:

Zorba the Greek (USA)
Zorbas o Ellinas (Greece) (video title)
Alexis Sorbas (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

142 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | UK | Greece

Sprache:

Englisch | Griechisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:12 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (alternate rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated | UK:PG (video rating) | UK:X (original rating)

Drehorte:

Crete, Greece

Firma:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Dies und das:

'Anthony Quinn' had a broken foot during filming, and thus couldn't perform the dance on the beach as scripted, which called for much leaping around. Instead, he did a slow shuffle. Director 'Michael Cacoyannis' asked 'Anthony Quinn' what the dance was, and 'Anthony Quinn' made up a name and claimed it was traditional.

Dialogzitate:

Alexis Zorba: On a deaf man's door, you can knock forever!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Michael Blanco (2004)

A magnificent movie

Anthony Quinn's performance is phenomenal. In a world filled with ignorance, lack of vision, hate, and the most shameful examples of human depravity, Zorba provides beautifully imperfect goodness. There is no pretense about who Zorba is. Despite his imperfections (and there are so many), he is genuine love, kindness and passion. The scene where Zorba remains by his dying wife's (Madame Hortense) side is pure and sweet and extremely moving. While the greedy masses, like vultures, swoop in to steal any possible item from this woman's home, Zorba provides profound comfort, while most others would have reacted differently. I can't believe it took me 40 years to see this movie. Gracias, Señor Quinn!