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Michael Cacoyannis was a Greek Cypriot filmmaker, best known for his 1964 film Zorba the Greek. He directed the 1983 Broadway revival of the musical based on the film. Much of his work was rooted in classical texts, especially those of the Greek tragedian Euripides. He was nominated for an Academy Award five times, a record for any Cypriot film artist. He received Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film nominations for Zorba the Greek, and two nominations in the Foreign Language Film category for Electra and Iphigenia.
Birth Name
Mikhalis Kakogiannis
Born
Sunday, 11 June 1922
Died
Monday, 25 July 2011
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The 84th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2012 |
My Life and Times: Michael Cacoyannis | Self | 2009 |
Mikis Theodorakis | Self | 1982 |
Attila 74: The Rape of Cyprus | Narrator / Self - Narrator | 1975 |
A Matter of Dignity | Party Guest | 1958 |
Experts on the Football Field | 1956 | |
Vice Versa | Minor Role | 1948 |
Caesar and Cleopatra | Councillor | 1946 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The 84th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2012 |
My Life and Times: Michael Cacoyannis | Self | 2009 |
Mikis Theodorakis | Self | 1982 |
Attila 74: The Rape of Cyprus | Narrator / Self - Narrator | 1975 |
A Matter of Dignity | Party Guest | 1958 |
Experts on the Football Field | 1956 | |
Vice Versa | Minor Role | 1948 |
Caesar and Cleopatra | Councillor | 1946 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Cherry Orchard | 1999 |
Up, Down and Sideways | 1992 |
Sweet Country | 1987 |
Iphigenia | 1977 |
Attila 74: The Rape of Cyprus | 1975 |
The Story of Jacob and Joseph | 1974 |
The Trojan Women | 1971 |
The Day the Fish Came Out | 1967 |
Zorba the Greek | 1964 |
Electra | 1962 |
The Wastrel | 1961 |
Our Last Spring | 1960 |
A Matter of Dignity | 1958 |
A Girl in Black | 1956 |
Stella | 1955 |
Windfall in Athens | 1954 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Cherry Orchard | 1999 |
Up, Down and Sideways | 1992 |
Sweet Country | 1987 |
Iphigenia | 1977 |
Attila 74: The Rape of Cyprus | 1975 |
The Trojan Women | 1971 |
The Day the Fish Came Out | 1967 |
Zorba the Greek | 1964 |
Electra | 1962 |
Our Last Spring | 1960 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1965 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1965 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1965 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
1965 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Nominated |