Variety

Zorba the Greek

The 1964 classic "Zorba the Greek" is finally debuting on DVD, in a newly restored print that highlights Walter Lassally's beautiful B&W photography -- reason enough to go into a Greek dance. Even ...
Los Angeles Daily News

Dance pioneer was ‘Zorba the Greek come to life’

Greek dance pioneer Athan Karras, who choreographed routines for Broadway and Hollywood and was considered one of the leading authorities on Greek folk dancing in America, has died. The Tarzana man ...
LancasterOnline

MU-Lancaster hosts Greek celebration

In a classic scene from the 1964 Anthony Quinn movie "Zorba the Greek," two dudes in neckties dance on a beach. Lancaster's new Greek arts festival Friday, May 6, will bring back the famous Zorba ...
Psychology Today

Unleash Your Inner Zorba the Greek

In one of the most memorable and meaningful scenes from the Academy Award-winning movie Zorba the Greek, the title character Alexis Zorba is asked by his uptight, existentially challenged boss, Basil, ...
Barron's

'Zorba The Greek' Composer Theodorakis Dies Aged 96

Renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, who scored the 1964 classic film "Zorba the Greek" and was an icon of resistance to the former military junta, died in Athens on Thursday aged 96. A prolific ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Zorba the Greek’ Director Michael Cacoyannis Dies

The Cyprus-born filmmaker was 89. By The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — Michael Cacoyannis, the Cyprus born-filmmaker and screenwriter who directed the 1964 film classic Zorba the Greek, starring ...
Los Angeles Times

A Greek festival in a Latino area? Zorba would say, ‘Why not?’

As ethnic stereotypes go, it’s not such a bad one: More than 50 years later, Anthony Quinn’s portrayal of earthy, irrepressible Alexis Zorba, a.k.a. Zorba the Greek, remains a revered embodiment of ...
The Washington Post

Irene Papas, Greek actress of ‘Zorba’ and classical dramas, dies at 93

correctionA previous version of this article incorrectly reported Ms. Papas's age and date of birth. She was born on Sept. 3, 1929, not 1926, and she was 93 when she died, not 96. The article has been ...
Tehran Times

Persian audiobook of “Zorba the Greek” released

In Iran, the novel was first translated into Persian by Mohammad Ghazi and published in 1978 by Kharazmi Publication, and has since been reprinted many times. Now, the audio version of this classic ...
Variety

Zorba the Greek

The 1964 classic "Zorba the Greek" is finally debuting on DVD, in a newly restored print that highlights Walter Lassally's beautiful B&W photography -- reason enough to go into a Greek dance. Even ...
Kyiv Post

“Zorba the Greek” ballet

Famous ballet by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis “Zorba the Greek” premiered at the National Opera of Ukraine. The history of the ballet dates back to 1946, when a novel by the most translated 20th ...