Director
Mihalis Kakogiannis
104 years · Limassol, Cyprus · 19 films
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
Best known for
Filmography 19
Champions: A Comic Tale
2011 · Self
The Cherry Orchard
1999 · Director, Screenplay
On Kanopy
Up, Down and Sideways
1992 · Editor, Screenplay
Sweet Country
1987 · Director, Writer
Iphigenia
1977 · Director, Writer
On Philo
Attila 74: The Rape of Cyprus
1975 · Self - Narrator, Director
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1974 · Director
On Tubi TV
The Trojan Women
1971 · Director, Screenplay
On Kanopy
The Day the Fish Came Out
1967 · Director, Producer
On Mometu
Zorba the Greek
1964 · Screenplay, Editor
Electra
1962 · Director, Producer
On Philo
The Wastrel
1961 · Writer, Director
Our Last Spring
1960 · Director, Writer
A Matter of Dignity
1958 · Party Guest (uncredited), Writer
On Tubi TV
A Girl in Black
1956 · Director, Screenplay
Experts on the Football Field
1956 · Actor
Stella
1955 · Wedding guest, Director
Windfall in Athens
1954 · Director, Writer
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945 · Councillor (uncredited)
On TCM