Zorba the Greek(1964)
Life. Lust. Love. Zorba.
An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2004.
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Alexis Zorba
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Soul
Manolakas
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