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
Birthday: June 11, 1922
Death: July 25, 2011
December 14, 1964
September 27, 1967
September 10, 1977
January 01, 1999
April 04, 1955
May 01, 1971
May 25, 1962
June 08, 1956
March 06, 1975
February 10, 1958
June 01, 1960
January 11, 1954
February 24, 1961
April 07, 1974
December 01, 1992
January 23, 1987
October 05, 1946
March 15, 2011
December 11, 1945
March 12, 1956
