Actor

Nikos Kazantzakis

Writing

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Acting credits

Early stage

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TMDB popularity

4.7

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Movies: 8Series: 1Crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 65844

IMDb ID: nm0443611

Known for: Writing

Born: February 18, 1883

Died: October 26, 1957

Age: 74

Place of birth: Iraklio, Crete, Ottoman Empire

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1957 - 2023

Years active: 67

Average TMDB rating: 7.32

Wikidata: Q214622

Also known as

Νίκος Καζαντζάκης

Other jobs

Novel (3)Book (2)Original Story (2)Writer (1)

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Biography

Nikos Kazantzakis was born in Heraklion, Crete (Greece). He studied Law in Athens and in Paris, but soon he studied philosophy and literature. He travelled almost everywhere; he learnt many foreign languages and left his scientific research for Nitsche. At philosophy: "Ascetics" (Salvatores Dei, 1927), script that expresses the writer's belief for metaphysics. At poetry: "The Odyssey" (1938) "Tertsines" and also some poetic works for theatre: "Protomastoras" (Foreman) "Melissa" (Bee) "Julian" "Prometheus" etc. His novels are: "Alexis Zorbas" (1946) "O Xristos xanastavronetai" (Christ is recrucified) (1948) "O ftoxoulis tou Theou" (The God's poor man) (1952-3) "Anafora ston Greco (Reference to Greco) (1961). He died in 1957.