Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001) & Alan Bates (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003) - '' Zorba the Greek '' - Music by Mikis Theodorakis (29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) ''Zorba the Greek'' is a 1964 Greek-American comedy-drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Greek Cypriot Michael Cacoyannis and starring Anthony Quinn as the titular character. Based on the 1946 novel The Life And Times Of Alexis Zorba by Nikos Kazantzakis, the film's cast includes Alan Bates, Lila K