Michael Cacoyannis (1922 - 2011) مايكل كاكويانيس

Filmography

• Writer (3)
  • • 
    • • The Day the Fish Came Out
      • 1967 - Movie
  • • 
    • • Zorba the Greek
      • 1964 - Movie
  • • 
    • • Stella
      • 1955 - Movie
• Director (3)
  • • 
    • • The Day the Fish Came Out
      • 1967 - Movie
  • • 
    • • Zorba the Greek
      • 1964 - Movie
  • • 
    • • Stella
      • 1955 - Movie

More details

• Greek director who was born on June 11, 1922 in Limassol, Cyprus. His father sent him to London to become a lawyer. He joined the BBC World Service to present programs on the Greek...Read more language. He abandoned his father's dream and pursued filmaking. He joined the Old Vic school, but didn't achieve success at working in the UK cinema, so he returned to Greece. In 1953, he made his directorial debut with Windfall in Athens. He is known for Zorba the Greek (1964), for which he was nominated for 3 Oscars. He died on July 25, 2011 (age 89) in Athens, Greece.

• Nationality:
• Cyprus

• Nickname:
• Michael Cacoyannis

• Date of Birth:
• 11 June 1922

• Died on:
• 26 July 2011

Crew worked with

• • Giorgos Foundas
• • Hristina Pateraki
• • Alekos Alexandrakis
• • Nikos Kazantzakis
• • Kostas Kakavas
• • Nikos Papadakis

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