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Zorba the Greek

1964 · 142 min · Director: Mihalis Kakogiannis ★ IMDb 7.6 · 25,968 ratings

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An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

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Zorba the Greek (1964) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Humor 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%
  2. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Humor, Love. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Humor and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Sadness
  • Humor
  • Joy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Sadness
Humor
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessHumorJoy
2.5 %≈ 4′Humor37 %11 %30 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Humor40 %10 %36 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Humor46 %14 %43 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 25′Humor51 %27 %44 %27 %
22.5 %≈ 32′Sadness50 %31 %36 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 39′Tension50 %18 %28 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 46′Tension57 %20 %23 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 53′Sadness59 %34 %21 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 60′Joy55 %25 %26 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 67′Disturbing56 %21 %32 %17 %
52.5 %≈ 75′Sadness53 %31 %38 %16 %
57.5 %≈ 82′Humor46 %35 %38 %18 %
62.5 %≈ 89′Sadness45 %38 %25 %13 %
67.5 %≈ 96′Sadness48 %32 %21 %11 %
72.5 %≈ 103′Humor59 %33 %28 %15 %
77.5 %≈ 110′Sadness69 %53 %18 %11 %
82.5 %≈ 117′Sadness71 %65 %10 %10 %
87.5 %≈ 124′Sadness73 %63 %13 %12 %
92.5 %≈ 131′Sadness69 %51 %21 %25 %
97.5 %≈ 138′Joy67 %42 %35 %45 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Alan Bates

Basil

SM
Sotiris Moustakas

AK
Anna Kyriakou

TE
Takis Emmanuel

EA
Eleni Anousaki

GF
George Foundas

YV
Yorgo Voyagis

Pavlo

Details

Directed by
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Written by
Nikos Kazantzakis, Mihalis Kakogiannis
Type
Movies
Released
1964
Runtime
142 min
Country
Greece, United States of America
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.6 · 25,968 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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