Zorba the Greek

Michael Cacoyannis, the Cyprus born-filmmaker and screenwriter who directed the 1964 film classic Zorba the Greek, starring Anthony Quinn, has died at an Athens hospital. He was 89.

Officials at a state-run hospital said Cacoyannis died early on Monday of complications from a heart attack and chronic respiratory problems.

Cacoyannis won multiple awards and worked with such well-known actors as Melina Mercouri, Irene Papas, Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave and Candice Bergen. But he was best known internationally for the Academy Award-winning Zorba the Greek - the 1964 adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel - joining up with composer Mikis Theodorakis, whose score for the movie remains an enduring Greek anthem.

The movie won two technical awards at the 1965 Oscars, while Lila Kedrova won for best supporting actress. But Cacoyannis and Quinn both lost out to My Fair Lady, which was voted best picture that year.

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For you Zoro................................RIP

What a legened,89 was a fair innings though,thanks for the clip Scotia,how great to have seen A Quinn looking like a 'Greek God',in the clip.