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Profile of Michael Cacoyannis on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Michael Cacoyannis  
   
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Date of Birth: 11th June 1922
   
Place of Birth: Limassol, Cyprus
   
Profession: Director
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Michael Cacoyannis (born June 11, 1922 in Limassol, Cyprus, under the name Mikhalis Kakogiannis) is a filmmaker.

As a young man, Cacoyannis' family sent him to England to become a lawyer, but he ended up instead at the Old Vic school and enjoyed a brief stage career (under the name "Michael Yannis") before he began working on films.

Much of Cacoyannis' work is rooted in classical texts, especially those of Euripides. He has worked on many occasions with the Greek actress Irene Papas. He was nominated for an Oscar 5-times (3 nominations for Zorba, the Greek and two in the Foreign Language Film category for Elektra and Iphigenia), a record for greek artists.

Selected films

  • The Cherry Orchard (1999) - director, screenwriter, producer
  • Pano kato ke plagios ("Up, Down and Sideways") (1993) - director, screenwriter, producer
  • Glykeia Patrida ("Sweet Country") (1986) - director, screenwriter, producer
  • Iphigenia (1977) - director, screenwriter
  • Attilas '74 (1975) - director, producer
  • The Trojan Women (1971) - director, screenwriter, producer
  • Otan ta psaria vgikan sti steria ("The Day the Fish Came Out") (1967) - director, screenwriter, producer
  • Alexis Zorbas ("Zorba the Greek") (1964) - director, screenwriter, producer
  • Elektra (1962) - director, screenwriter, producer
  • Il Relitto ("The Wastrel") (1961) - director, screenwriter
  • Eroica ("Our Last Spring") (1960) - director, screenwriter, producer
  • A Matter of Dignity (1957) - director, screenwriter, producer
  • A Girl in Black (1956) - director, screenwriter
  • Stella (1955) - director, screenwriter, producer
  • Windfall in Athens (1954) - director, screenwriter

Trivia

  • Close friend to Daryll F. Zanuck. and George Cukor.
  • He was offered to direct Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando in "Reflections in a Golden Eye", but refused.

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