Biography
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.
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Filmography
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Movies 19
Director 15
self 2
Narrator 1
TV Shows 1
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Champions: A Comic Tale (2011)
Movie
Director
The Cherry Orchard (1999)
Movie
Director
Up, Down and Sideways (1992)
Movie
Director
Sweet Country (1987)
Movie
Director
Iphigenia (1977)
Movie
Narrator
Attila 74: The Rape of Cyprus (1975)
Movie
Director
The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
Movie
Director
The Trojan Women (1971)
Movie
Director
The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
Movie
Director
Zorba the Greek (1964)
Movie
Director
Electra (1962)
Movie
Director
The Wastrel (1961)
Movie
Director
Our Last Spring (1960)
Movie
Self
Discorama (1959)
TV
Director
A Matter of Dignity (1958)
Movie
Director
A Girl in Black (1956)
Movie
Experts on the Football Field (1956)
Movie
Director
Stella (1955)
Movie
Director
Windfall in Athens (1954)
Movie
Councillor (uncredited)
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
Movie
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1922-06-11
Deathday2011-07-25 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceLimassol, Cyprus
SiblingsStella Soulioti
CitizenshipsCyprus
Also Known AsMichael Cacoyannis, Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης, Michalis Kakogiannis, M. Cacoyannis, Michalis Cacoyiannis, Mihalis Kakogiannis, Михалис Какояннис
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