Reception
The film won three Academy Awards
| Award. | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | Nominated | Mihalis Kakogiannis |
| Best Director | Nominated | Mihalis Kakogiannis |
| Best Actor | Nominated | Anthony Quinn |
| Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated | Mihalis Kakogiannis |
| Best Supporting Actress | Won | Lila Kedrova |
| Best Art Direction (Black-and-White) | Won | Vassilis Photopoulos |
| Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) | Won | Walter Lassally |
The film has an 83% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. On both sides of the Atlantic, the film was applauded and Anthony Quinn came in for the best reviews. He was loved as Zorba, along with the other stars, including Greek born Irene Papas, who worked with Quinn on The Guns of Navarone.
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“I gave a speech in Omaha. After the speech I went to a reception elsewhere in town. A sweet old lady came up to me, put her gloved hand in mine, and said, “I hear you spoke here tonight.” “Oh, it was nothing,” I replied modestly. “Yes,” the little old lady nodded, “that’s what I heard.””
—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)
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—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
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—Lewis H. Lapham (b. 1935)