In 2000, during a concert in Munich, Mikis Theodorakis met his old friend Anthony Quinn, who had come some 250 miles to see his concert. Theodorakis asked Quinn if he would dance, to which Quinn quickly retorted, “I dance if you dance”. During the concert, Quinn spontaneously walks up on stage, removes his jacket, and prepares to reprise his role of Zorba the Greek nearly 40 years after that movie (and Theodorakis’ music) made him an international star.
It’s fantastic to see Quinn dance at age 86; a little slower perhaps, but still full of life nearly a year before his death at 86 years old.
And below, the original from the movie, with Alan Bates (1964):
If you’ve never seen this Acedemy Award winning film, run, don’t walk to the video store (or Netflix). Trailer, here.