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Mikis Theodorakis

Highest Rated: 94% Z (1969)

Lowest Rated: 20% Phaedra (1962)

Birthday: Jul 29, 1925

Birthplace: Chios Island, Greece

Committed leftist whose turbulent political activity resulted in multiple jailings and exiles between 1943 and 1973. Theodorakis made a name for himself in Paris in the mid-1950s and gained international recognition with his infectious score for Michael Cacoyannis' "Zorba the Greek" (1964). He has worked a number of subsequent times with Cacoyannis as well as with Costa-Gavras ("Z" 1969, "State of Siege" 1973) and Sidney Lumet ("Serpico" 1973). Mikis Theodorakis died on September 2, 2021 in Athens, Greece at the age of 96.

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Highest rated movies

94% 93% Z
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93% 88% Serpico
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79% 86% Zorba the Greek
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20% 39% Phaedra
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The Lovers of Teruel
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Dance Fight Love Die: With Mikis On the Road
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47% Shadow of the Cat
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50% The Story of Jacob and Joseph
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The Rehearsal
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Letters From Marusia
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Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Lethal Nationalism: Genocide of the Greeks 1913-1923 Original Music - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dance Fight Love Die: With Mikis On the Road Self - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mist Original Music - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Letters From Marusia Original Music - 1975
No Score Yet 50% The Story of Jacob and Joseph Original Music - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rehearsal Unknown (Character),
Original Music
- 1974
93% 88% Serpico Music - 1973
94% 93% Z Original Music $83.3K 1969
79% 86% Zorba the Greek Original Music - 1964
20% 39% Phaedra Original Music - 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lovers of Teruel Original Music - 1962
No Score Yet 47% Shadow of the Cat Original Music - 1961