Anthony Quinn as a big-hearted grizzled old Greek who befriends a quiet young Englishman (Alan Bates) when he attempts to reopen the Cretan mine left by his father.
Books with substantial mentioning of Alexis Zorbas
Jürgen Müller (ed.) Movies of the 60s Köln, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Tokyo, 2005
Alexis Zorbas (Zorba the Greek) United States / Greece
1964