(1964)
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Michael Betzold
A big, brash, popular movie featuring a one-of-a-kind, larger-than-life performance from Anthony Quinn, Zorba the Greek became famous as much for its catchy, pseudo-ethnic pop music as for its dramatic excesses. Long and somewhat bloated, the entertaining epic is mostly about the relationship between a young British writer (Alan Bates) and the older, gregarious Greek laborer who dominates his stay at his father's mine in Crete. Its main attraction is its zesty, colorful, stunningly photographed examination of an all-embracing Greek culture. Romance, passion, food, drink, song, and grand ideas are all served up with an irresistible flavor in this British production that attracted audiences worldwide, but especially in the United States, where it garnered five Oscar nominations in the same year as My Fair Lady and Mary Poppins. Lila Kedrova won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar as Zorba's courtesan, and cinematographer Walter Lassally also took home a statue.
awards for Zorba the Greek on AllMovie
Zorba the Greek (1964)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Best Actor
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1964 |
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Best Adapted Screenplay
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1964 |
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Best Black and White Art Direction
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1964 |
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Won |
Best Black and White Cinematography
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1964 |
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Nominated |
Best Director
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1964 |
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Nominated |
Best Picture
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1964 |
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Won |
Best Supporting Actress
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1964 |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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Best Film - Any Source
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1965 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
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Nominated |
Best Director
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1964 |
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Nominated |
Best Original Score
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1964 |
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Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
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1964 |
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
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1964 |
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Nominated |
Best Picture - Drama
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1964 |
National Board of Review
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Won |
Best Actor
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1964 |
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Nominated |
Best Picture
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1964 |
