Mihalis Kakogiannis
Directing · Screenplay · Editor · Director
Born Jun 11, 1922 · Limassol, Cyprus
Active 1945–2011 · Awards: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Order of Makarios III, Grand prix des Amériques, Athens Academy Awards, Thessaloniki Film Festival
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.
Filmography
The Cherry Orchard (1999) - Director · Screenplay · Producer · EditorUp, Down and Sideways (1992) - Editor · Screenplay · Producer · DirectorSweet Country (1987) - Director · WriterIphigenia (1977) - Director · Writer · EditorAttila 74: The Rape of Cyprus (1975) - DirectorThe Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974) - DirectorThe Trojan Women (1971) - Director · Screenplay · Editor · ProducerThe Day the Fish Came Out (1967) - Director · Costume Designer · Producer · WriterZorba the Greek (1964) - Screenplay · Editor · Director · ProducerElectra (1962) - Director · Writer · Producer · EditorThe Wastrel (1961) - Writer · DirectorOur Last Spring (1960) - Director · Writer · ProducerA Matter of Dignity (1958) - Party Guest (uncredited) · Writer · DirectorA Girl in Black (1956) - Director · ScreenplayExperts on the Football Field (1956)Stella (1955) - Wedding guest · Director · Writer · SongsWindfall in Athens (1954) - Director · WriterCyprus Is an Island (1946) - Production AssistantCaesar and Cleopatra (1945) - Councillor (uncredited)