Mihalis Kakogiannis
Mihalis Kakogiannis or Michael Cacoyannis (Greek: Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης, Michalis Kakogiannis; 11 June 1922 – 25 July 2011) was a Greek Cypriot filmmaker, best known for his 1964 film Zorba the Greek. He directed the 1983 Broadway revival of the musical based on the film. Much of his work was rooted in classical texts, especially those of the Greek tragedian Euripides. He was nominated for an Academy Award five times, a record for any Cypriot film artist. He received Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film nominations for Zorba the Greek, and two nominations in the Foreign Language Film category for Electra and Iphigenia. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mihalis Kakogiannis films playing now in Athens
Mihalis Kakogiannis filmography
Champions: A Comic Tale
as Self
The Cherry Orchard
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
Up, Down and Sideways
Producer, Screenplay, Editor, Director
Sweet Country
Director, Writer
Iphigenia
Writer, Director, Editor
Attila 74: The Rape of Cyprus
Director · as Self - Narrator
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
Director
The Trojan Women
Director, Editor, Screenplay, Producer
The Day the Fish Came Out
Director, Costume Designer, Producer, Writer
Zorba the Greek
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Electra
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
The Wastrel
Director, Writer
Our Last Spring
Director, Writer, Producer
A Matter of Dignity
Writer, Director · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Experts on the Football Field
1956
A Girl in Black
Director, Screenplay
Stella
Director, Writer · as Wedding guest
Windfall in Athens
Director, Writer
Cyprus Is an Island
Production Assistant
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Councillor (uncredited)
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Who is Michael Cacoyannis?+
Michael Cacoyannis was a prominent Greek-Cypriot filmmaker known for bringing classical drama to international audiences and for his role in the development of Greek cinema.
What is Michael Cacoyannis known for?+
He is recognized for his directorship of the 1964 film Zorba the Greek and his trilogy of Euripides adaptations, which includes Electra, The Trojan Women, and Iphigenia.
