Editing Zorba the Greek (film) (section)

==Production==
The film was shot in [[black and white]] on location on the [[List of islands of Greece|Greek island]] of [[Crete]]. Specific locations featured include the city of [[Chania]], the village of [[Kokkino Chorio]] in the [[Apokoronas]] region and Stavros Beach in the [[Akrotiri (Crete)|Akrotiri]] [[peninsula]]. The scene in which Quinn's character dances the Sirtaki was filmed on the beach of the village of [[Stavros, Chania|Stavros]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stavros on Crete and the famous beach where the film Alexis Zorba was shot.|url=http://www.crete-guide.info/Stavros.htm|access-date=2021-06-24|website=www.crete-guide.info}}</ref>

[[Simone Signoret]] began filming the role of Madame Hortense; [[Lila Kedrova]] replaced her early in the production.<ref name="Osborne">{{cite book |title=65 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards |last=Osborne |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Osborne |year=1994 |publisher=Abbeville Press |location=London |isbn=1-55859-715-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/65yearsofoscarof00osbo/page/180 180] |url=https://archive.org/details/65yearsofoscarof00osbo/page/180 |url-access=registration }}</ref>