Movies by Michael Cacoyannis
As a director:
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The Cherry Orchard (2000)
Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Katrin Cartlidge …
Directed by: Michael Cacoyannis, Mihalis Kakogiannis
This screen adaptation of Anton Chekhov's timeless play stars Charlotte Rampling as Lyubov, a Russian woman who returns from France to her family's estate in 1900 and discovers that…
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Iphigenia (1977)
Cast: Irene Papas, Kostas Kazakos, Kostas Karras …
Directed by: Michael Cacoyannis, Mihalis Kakogiannis
Led by Agamemnon (Kostas Kazakos), the Greek army prepares to sail to war, but they're trapped at port by lack of winds. Seeking food for his soldiers, Agamemnon goes ashore, where his…
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The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
Cast: Keith Michell, Tony Lo Bianco, Colleen Dewhurst …
Directed by: Michael Cacoyannis, Mihalis Kakogiannis
Shot on location in the Middle East, this miniseries chronicles Jacob's Old Testament journey from one who cheats to one who is cheated, along with Joseph's eventual rise from…
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The Trojan Women (1971)
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Geneviève Bujold …
Directed by: Michael Cacoyannis, Mihalis Kakogiannis
An all-star cast backs this film based on the Greek tragedy by Euripides, a gloomy tale of war-ravaged Troy and the women who lived through those times. Hecuba (Katharine Hepburn), Queen of…
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Zorba the Greek (1964)
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas …
Directed by: Michael Cacoyannis, Mihalis Kakogiannis
Basil (Alan Bates), a young English writer, meets a free-spirited Greek peasant named Zorba (Anthony Quinn) on the island of Crete. While Zorba pursues a relationship with aging French…
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Electra (1962)
Cast: Irene Papas, Giannis Fertis, Aleka Katseli …
Directed by: Michael Cacoyannis, Mihalis Kakogiannis
The kingdom of Mycenae has fallen into anguish: Their leader, Agamemnon, has been brutally murdered; his son, Orestes (Yannis Fertis), has fled the city; and his daughter, Electra (Irene…
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A Matter of Dignity (1957)
Cast: Athena Michaelidou, Eleni Zafirou, Ellie Lambeti …
Directed by: Michael Cacoyannis, Mihalis Kakogiannis
Prominent Athenian industrialist Cleon Pellas (Giorgos Pappas) is secretly drowning in debt. To help him avoid bankruptcy, his self-centered wife orders the couple's ravishing daughter,…
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A Girl in Black (1956)
Cast: Ellie Lambeti, Dimitris Horn, Eleni Zafiriou …
Directed by: Michael Cacoyannis, Mihalis Kakogiannis
Pavlos (Dimitri Horn), a talented but unsuccessful writer, takes up residence in the neglected house of an impoverished widow on the sunny island of Hydra. The widow soon becomes the focus of…
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Stella (1955)
Cast: Melina Mercouri, Giorgos Foundas, Alekos Alexandrakis …
Directed by: Michael Cacoyannis, Mihalis Kakogiannis
A fiery barroom singer with an insatiable appetite for men, Stella (Melina Mercouri, in her film debut) defies convention by refusing to marry. Determined to keep her independence, she…