• Zorba the Greek (Greek: Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά, Víos kai Politeía tou Aléxē Zorbá, Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas) is a novel written by Nikos...
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  • Zorba the Greek (Greek: Αλέξης Ζορμπάς, Alexis Zorbas) is a 1964 comedy-drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Greek Cypriot filmmaker...
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  • "Zorba's Dance" (Greek: Ο Χορός Του Ζορμπά) is an instrumental by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. The song featured for the dance, which has become known...
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  • Syrtaki, a Greek dance commonly called the Zorba Zorba the Greek (film), a 1964 movie based on the novel Zorba (musical), a musical based on the novel and...
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  • Zorba is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. Adapted from the 1946 novel Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis...
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    Sirtaki (category CS1 Greek-language sources (el))
    Sirtaki or syrtaki (Greek: συρτάκι) is a dance of Greek origin, choreographed for the 1964 film Zorba the Greek. It is a recent Greek folkdance, and a mixture...
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    Georgios Zorbas (Greek: Γεώργιoς Ζορμπάς; 1865 – September 16, 1941) was a Greek miner upon whom Nikos Kazantzakis based Alexis Zorbas, the protagonist...
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    such as Zorba the Greek, Serpico, Never on Sunday, America America, Eternity and a Day, Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner, among others. Greek American...
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    Nikos Kazantzakis (category CS1 Greek-language sources (el))
    worldwide. Kazantzakis's novels included Zorba the Greek (published in 1946 as Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas), Christ Recrucified (1948), Captain Michalis...
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    Lila Kedrova (category Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France)
    won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Zorba the Greek in 1964, and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the same...
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  • Michael Cacoyannis (category CS1 Greek-language sources (el))
    those of the Greek tragedian Euripides. His most acclaimed work is the 1964 film Zorba the Greek, an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name...
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    Mikis Theodorakis (category Resistance to the Greek junta)
    He scored for the films Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973). He was a three-time BAFTA nominee, winning for Z. For the score in Serpico...
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    Anthony Quinn (category Members of the Foursquare Church)
    (1972), The Message (1976), Lion of the Desert (1980), Jungle Fever (1991) and Seven Servants (1996). His starring performance in Zorba the Greek (1964)...
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    The following is a filmography of his work. Quinn starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including: Zorba the Greek...
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    won the Best Actress Award at Cannes. Cacoyannis's Zorba the Greek (1964) won three Academy Awards. Other films released in this era, such as The Counterfeit...
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    Irene Papas (category Commanders of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece))
    award-winning films as The Guns of Navarone (1961), Zorba the Greek (1964) and Z (1969). She was a powerful protagonist in films including The Trojan Women (1971)...
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    Walter Lassally (category British emigrants to Greece)
    German-born British cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1965 for the film Zorba the Greek. Lassally was born in Berlin, Germany...
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    Alan Bates (category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
    with Anthony Quinn in Zorba the Greek, as well as his roles in King of Hearts, Georgy Girl, Far From the Madding Crowd and The Fixer, for which he received...
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  • were included as part of the "Carmen" medley on the Herb Alpert's Ninth album. The B-side of the "Taxi" single, "Zorba the Greek", was edited for length...
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  • his writings in standard Greek. This paradigm, overall, has helped Kazantzakis to write significant works such as Zorba the Greek and thus establish for...
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  • Broadway where he frequently played the title role in Zorba the Greek, Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, and the barber in Man of La Mancha. He danced in Tovarich...
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  • is spoken by the character Zorba (played by Anthony Quinn), a colorful Greek with a zest for life. Zorba has insinuated himself into the employ of Basil...
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    22nd Golden Globe Awards (category 1964 awards in the United States)
    Chalk Garden Dear Heart The Night of the Iguana Zorba the Greek My Fair Lady Father Goose Mary Poppins The Unsinkable Molly Brown The World of Henry Orient...
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  • "Oh Girl" by Evil Superstars "If the Milk Turns Sour" by John Murphy & David A. Hughes (with Rory)* "Zorba the Greek" by John Murphy & David A. Hughes...
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  • Orient Zorba the Greek Topkapi The Chalk Garden The Finest Hours Four Days in November Séance on a Wet Afternoon 1965: The Eleanor Roosevelt Story The Agony...
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    songs of 1966. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 24, 1966, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of...
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  • Sotiris Moustakas (category Articles with Greek-language sources (el))
    1964 Oscar-winning film Zorba the Greek. After that he became a national star in Greece, being part of the Golden Age of the Greek Cinema (1950s–1970s)....
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  • composer best known for symphonic works, oratorios and film scores for Zorba the Greek (1964), Serpico (1973) and Z (1969) Michalis Travlos (born 1950), modern...
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  • Iron John: A Book About Men (category Men's movement in the United States)
    masculinity, but re-wilding doesn't seem the optimal way of going about it". D. H. Lawrence The Imaginary Zorba the Greek "Iron John: A Book About Men". Britannica...
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    The Kingdom of Greece (Greek: Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος [vaˈsili.on tis eˈlaðos]) was established in 1832 and was the successor state to the First Hellenic...
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