Initially, Kazantzakis mentioned his hero with his real name, Georgios. But, after the first publication, he was violently attacked and got a lawsuit from Zorbas's first son, Andreas. That’s why he changed it to Alexis, which means the one who resists. In 1964 Michalis Kakoyannis carried over to the screen the story of lignite and Zorba as it was conceptualized by Kazantzakis. The film won three Oscars and Alexis Zorbas became famous worldwide as a Greek standard, performed with great success by Anthony Quinn. The music of the film which was composed by Mikis Theodorakis became world-known as Syrtaki.