| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 142 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Studio classics ; 21 |
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Studio classic ; 21.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
English, Spanish, or French with English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Lila Kedrova, Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Pappas, Sotiris Moustakas, Anna Kyriakou, Eleni Anousaki, George Voyadjis, Takis Emmanuel, George Foundas. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Walter Lassally ; music, Mikis Theodorakis. |
| Note |
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1964. |
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From the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis. |
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Series from container. |
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Side A: feature; side B: supplemental. |
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Special features: commentary by Michael Cacoyannis, alternate introduction, "Anthony Quinn : A Lust for Life" A & E Network Biography, Movietone news footage, theatrical trailers, behind-the-scenes still gallery. |
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Special features not rated or closed-captioned. |
| Event |
Filmed on Crete. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
A young British writer moves to Crete to find himself by working in his father's mine, and hires the playful Zorba. He falls in love with a lovely young widow. When she responds to him the townsmen attack her. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (B & W), Best Supporting Actress (Kedrova), and Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (B & W); Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Quinn), Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. |
| Subject |
Authors, English -- Greece -- Crete -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Miners -- Greece -- Crete -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Love -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Crete (Greece) -- Social life and customs -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1964.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Cacoyannis, Michael.
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Kedrova, Lila.
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Quinn, Anthony, 1915-2001.
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Bates, Alan, 1934-2003.
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Papas, Irene.
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Voyagis, Yorgo.
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Foundas, George.
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Lassally, Walter, 1926-
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Kazantzakis, Nikos, 1883-1957.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Michael Cacoyannis' Zorba the Greek |
| Standard No. |
024543115687 |
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