Michalis Cacoyannis
Greek film and stage director (1922–2011)
1.10body-of-work score · ranked #801 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- June 11, 1921 · Limassol
- Died
- July 25, 2011 · Athens
- Nationality
- Cyprus
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1964 · Greece / United States / United Kingdom · drama, musical
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1964 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1965 #7
0.782 citations - 2
1971 · United Kingdom / United States · drama
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1977 #8
0.321 citation
Complete filmography
All 16 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1954Windfall in Athens
- 1955Stella
- 1956A Girl in Black
- 1957A Matter of Dignity
- 1960Our Last Spring
- 1961The Wastrel
- 1962Electra
- 1964Zorba the Greek
- 1967The Day the Fish Came Out
- 1971The Trojan Women
- 1974Attilas '74
- 1974The Story of Jacob and Joseph
- 1977Iphigenia
- 1987Sweet Country
- 1992Up, Down and Sideways
- 1999The Cherry Orchard