The Cyprus-born filmmaker was 89. By The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — Michael Cacoyannis, the Cyprus born-filmmaker and screenwriter who directed the 1964 film classic Zorba the Greek, starring ...

Michael Cacoyannis, the Cyprus born-filmmaker and screenwriter who directed the 1964 film classic “Zorba the Greek,” starring Anthony Quinn, has died at an Athens hospital. He was 89. Officials at a ...

Only a handful of writers and film directors have seen one of their characters transcend time and space to personify a philosophy for living. The film and stage director Michael Cacoyannis became a ...

Michael Cacoyannis, who died on July 25 aged 89, was the first Greek film-maker to achieve international renown, later becoming a respected theatrical and operatic producer in Paris, Frankfurt and New ...

The list of Greek directors with heavy international reputations is short. Apart from the highly respected Theo Angelopoulos, whose long but difficult films make him popular at festivals but over the ...

The world’s first monument of Michael Cacoyannis, famous Cypriot film and theater director, has been unveiled in Limassol. The sculpture inauguration took place on Monday, May 13th. The monument is ...

ATHENS, Greece -- Michael Cacoyannis, the Cyprus born-filmmaker and screenwriter who directed the 1964 film classic "Zorba the Greek," starring Anthony Quinn, has died at an Athens hospital. He was 89 ...

Michael Cacoyannis, the Cyprus born-filmmaker and screenwriter who directed the 1964 film “Zorba the Greek” starring Anthony Quinn, died July 25 at a hospital in Athens. Officials at a state-run ...

Cyprus born-filmmaker and screenwriter Michael Cacoyannis, who directed the 1964 film classic “Zorba the Greek,” starring Anthony Quinn, died Monday of complications from a heart attack and chronic ...

ATHENS, Greece – Michael Cacoyannis, the Cyprus born-filmmaker and screenwriter who directed the 1964 film classic “Zorba the Greek,” starring Anthony Quinn, has died at an Athens hospital. He was 89.