Biography
Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis (Greek: Μιχαήλ "Μίκης" Θεοδωράκης,29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works.
He scored for the films Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973).
He was a three time BAFTA nominee, winning for Z. For the score in the movie Serpico (1973), he earned Grammy nominations. Furthermore, for the unforgettable score to Zorba the Greek (1964), with its ‘Zorba’s Dance’, he was Golden Globe nominated.
He composed the "Mauthausen Trilogy", also known as "The Ballad of Mauthausen", which has been described as the "most beautiful musical work ever written about the Holocaust" and possibly his best work.Up until his death, he was viewed as Greece's best-known living composer. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize.
Politically, he was associated with the left because of his long-standing ties to the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). He was an MP for the KKE from 1981 to 1990. Despite this however, he ran as an independent candidate within the centre-right New Democracy party in 1989, in order for the country to emerge from the political crisis that had been created due to the numerous scandals of the government of Andreas Papandreou. He helped establish a large coalition between conservatives, socialists and leftists. In 1990 he was elected to the parliament (as in 1964 and 1981), became a government minister under Konstantinos Mitsotakis, and fought against drugs and terrorism and for culture, education and better relations between Greece and Turkey. He continued to speak out in favour of leftist causes, Greek–Turkish–Cypriot relations, and against the War in Iraq. He was a key voice against the 1967–1974 Greek junta, which imprisoned him and banned his songs.
Filmography
all 64
Movies 59
self 6
TV Shows 5
An Buachaill Geal Gáireach/The Laughing Boy (2023)
Ink (2021)
Dance Fight Love Die: With Mikis On the Road (2017)
Mikis Theodorakis. Composer (2010)
The Stubborn Donkey (2008)
Ein Lied für Argyris (2006)
A Man for Εverything (2004)
The Seventh Sun of Love (2001)
Περί Ανέμων Και Υδάτων (2000)
Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns (2000)
Barluschke (1998)
Mist (1988)
Les clowns de Dieu (1987)
Ζήτω το ελληνικό τραγούδι (1986)
Greece: The Hidden War (1986)
Athens, Return to the Acropolis (1983)
Μονόγραμμα (1982)
The Man with the Carnation (1980)
Kostas (1979)
An Uncompromising Man (1979)
Iphigenia (1977)
Thanasis in the land of the cuff (1976)
Letters from Marusia (1975)
Order: Kill Makarios (1975)
Evidence (1975)
The Secret Carrier (1975)
Here We Are Polytechnic (1974)
The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
The Rehearsal (1974)
Serpico (1973)
The Battle of Sutjeska (1973)
The Hunchback (1973)
State of Siege (1972)
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
Biribi (1971)
The Trojan Women (1971)
Samedi soir (1971)
Nausicaa (1971)
Z (1969)
Punisher (1968)
The Lost Generation (1968)
The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
A Bullet Through the Heart (1966)
From Greece (1966)
The Roundup (1965)
Οι Νέοι Θέλουν να Ζήσουν (1965)
Καταιγίδα (1965)
Άγγελοι Χωρίς Φτερά (1965)
Zorba the Greek (1964)
Five Miles to Midnight (1962)
The Lovers of Teruel (1962)
Betrayed love (1962)
Phaedra (1962)
Electra (1962)
Η μεγάλη θυσία (1962)
Synoikia to Oneiro (1961)
The Shadow of the Cat (1961)
Ο Γολγοθάς μιας αθώας (1961)
Honeymoon (1959)
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
Eva (1953)
The Barefoot Battalion (1953)
Recycling Medea: Not an Opera Ballet Film
Lethal Nationalism: Genocide of the Greeks 1913-1923
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GenderMale
Birthday1925-07-29
Deathday2021-09-02 (96 years old)
Birth PlaceChios, Greece
ReligionEastern Orthodox Church
RelationshipsMyrto Altinoglou (1953-01-01 - 2021-01-01)
ChildrenMargarita Theodorakis, Giorgos Theodorakis
SiblingsGiannis Theodorakis
CitizenshipsGreece
Also Known AsΜιχαήλ "Μίκης" Θεοδωράκης, Μίκης Θεοδωράκης
Awardshonorary doctorate of Salzburg University, honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University, grand officier de l'ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, Commander of the Legion of Honour, honorary doctor of Istanbul University, Honorary member of the Athens Academy, honorary doctor of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal, Lenin Komsomol Prize, Order of Friendship, BAFTA Award for Best Original Music, Lenin Peace Prize
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