Walter Lassally

Walter Lassally was born on December 18, 1926 in Berlin, Germany. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Zorba the Greek (1964), Before Midnight (2013) and Heat and Dust (1983). He was previously married to Nadia Lassali. He died on October 23, 2017 in Crete, Greece.




Bio:
Walter Lassally was born on December 18, 1926 in Berlin, Germany. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Zorba the Greek (1964), Before Midnight (2013) and Heat and Dust (1983). He was previously married to Nadia Lassali. He died on October 23, 2017 in Crete, Greece.


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Lassaly retired to the village of Stavros in the 1990s, near the beach that served as the backdrop for the final scene of Zorba the Greek. He donated his Academy Award to Christiana's Restaurant, a beach front taverna near the exact spot where the famous dancing scene with Quinn and Bates took space. The statuette was on display on the bar until a fire destroyed it in 2012.Moved to London as a boy, a refugee f... [Details Intro]