
Known for
Directing
Born
June 11, 1922
Birthplace
Limassol, Cyprus
Died
July 25, 2011 (aged 89)
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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2011
as Self
1999
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
1992
Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Director
1987
Director, Writer
1977
Director, Writer, Editor
1975
as Self - Narrator, Director
1974
Director
1971
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
1967
Director, Costume Designer, Writer, Producer
1964
Director, Producer, Editor, Screenplay
1962
Director, Producer, Editor, Screenplay
1961
Director, Writer
1960
Director, Writer, Producer
1959
1958
as Party Guest (uncredited), Director, Writer
1956
Director, Screenplay
1956
1955
as Wedding guest, Director, Writer, Songs
1954
Director, Writer
1946
Production Assistant
1945
as Councillor (uncredited)