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Michalis Cacoyannis
Greek Cypriot filmmaker and playwright (1921-2011) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 90
Michalis Kakogiannis, usually credited as Michael Cacoyannis or Michael Yannis, was a Greek Cypriot filmmaker, theatre director, and playwright. He is best known for writing, directing, producing, and editing Zorba the Greek (1964), an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name.
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Champions: A Comic TaleFilm, 20111999
The Cherry OrchardFilm, Director, Writer1987
Sweet CountryFilm, Director, Writer1977
IphigeniaFilm, Director, Writer1975
Attila 74: The Rape of CyprusFilm, Director1971
The Trojan WomenFilm, Director, Writer1967
The Day the Fish Came OutFilm, Director, Writer1964
Zorba the GreekFilm, Director, Writer1962
ElectraFilm, Director, Writer1960
Our Last SpringFilm, Director, Writer1959
DiscoramaSeries1958
A Matter of DignityFilm, Director, Writer1956
A Girl in BlackFilm, Director, Writer1954
Windfall in AthensFilm, Director, Writer1945
Caesar and CleopatraFilm, Councillor (uncredited)1921Born11 June 1921People around Michalis
Irene Papas Michalis directed Zorba the Greek and Electra
Ellie Lambeti Michalis directed The Wastrel (1961)
Alan Bates Michalis directed The Cherry Orchard (1999)
Tasso Kavvadia Michalis directed Stella and Windfall in Athens
Giorgos Fountas Michalis directed Stella and A Girl in Black
Thanasis Veggos Michalis directed A Girl in Black (1956)
Kostas Kazakos Michalis directed Electra (1962)- Dimitris Horn Michalis directed A Girl in Black (1956)
Kostas Karras Michalis produced Iphigenia (1977)
Tatiana Papamoschou Michalis produced Iphigenia (1977)
Charlotte Rampling Michalis directed The Cherry Orchard (1999)
Katharine Hepburn Michalis produced The Trojan Women (1971)
Anthony Quinn Michalis produced Zorba the Greek (1965)
Vanessa Redgrave Michalis directed The Trojan Women (1971)
Candice Bergen Michalis produced The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
Melina Mercouri Michalis directed Stella (1955)
Franco Nero Michalis directed Sweet Country (1987)
Michael Gough Michalis directed The Cherry Orchard (1999)
Julian Glover Michalis directed The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
Melanie Lynskey Michalis directed The Cherry Orchard (1999)
Jean-Pierre Aumont Michalis directed Sweet Country (1987)
Frances de la Tour Michalis directed The Cherry Orchard (1999)
Rosalba Neri Michalis directed The Wastrel (1961)
Joanna Pettet Michalis directed Sweet Country (1987)
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Zorba the Greek 1964
Iphigenia 1977
Caesar and Cleopatra 1945
Filmography 19
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Television 1
Awards
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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.
