# Michael Cacoyannis's best films

From Windfall in Athens and Stella to Zorba and his Euripides trilogy: Cacoyannis's films according to Monopoli, Parallaxi and LiFO.

- 11 votes · 12 items
- Feb 20, 2026 · gg_athens
- https://even.best/en/l/3617/michael-cacoyannis-s-best-films

## Top 12

1. **Zorba the Greek (1964)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Anthony Quinn and Alan Bates in Crete; three Oscars.
2. **Stella (1955)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Melina Mercouri as a free woman who refuses marriage.
3. **Windfall in Athens (1954)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — His first film, a comedy with Elli Lambeti.
4. **A Girl in Black (1956)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Elli Lambeti on the island of Hydra.
5. **The Trojan Women (1971)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave and Irene Papas.
6. **A Matter of Dignity (1958)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Elli Lambeti in a family in decline.
7. **Our Last Spring (1960)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Children on Corfu before the First World War.
8. **Electra (1962)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Irene Papas in Euripides's tragedy; awarded at Cannes and Oscar-nominated.
9. **Attila '74 (1975)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A documentary on the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
10. **Up, Down and Sideways (1993)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A comedy about love in Athens.
11. **The Cherry Orchard (1999)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Charlotte Rampling in Chekhov; his last film.
12. **Iphigenia (1977)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Tatiana Papamoschou and Irene Papas; Oscar-nominated.

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