Biographical film of the life of the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis.
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.
An uptight English writer travelling to Crete, on a matter of business, finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
After WW1,ordinary citizens of a small Greek village plays the Passion Play in order to rebel against Turkish rulers during Turkish-Greek relations in 1920's.