Phaedra

Phaedra (1962)

A violent drama of profane love

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1962-05-25
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 29 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: MelinaFilm
  • Production Country: France, Greece, United States of America
  • Director: Jules Dassin
star 5.7/10
From 29 Ratings

Summary

A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. The young and fiery second wife of an extremely wealthy shipping magnate meets her estranged stepson Alexis and sparks immediately fly. Their love seems doomed from the beginning when she convinces him to come to Paris to meet his father.

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  • Melina Mercouri

    as Phaedra Kyrilis
  • Anthony Perkins

    as Alexis Kyrilis
  • Raf Vallone

    as Thanos Kyrilis
  • Elizabeth Ercy

    as Ercy (as Elisabeth Ercy)
  • Tzavalas Karousos

    as Phaedra's father, (as T. Karoussos)
  • Zorz Sarri

    as Ariadne
  • Andreas Filippides

    as Andreas
  • Olympia Papadouka

    as Anna
  • Stelios Vokovich

    as Stravos
  • Nikos Tzogias

    as Felere (as Nicos Tzoyas)
  • Depi Martini

    as Heleni
  • Alexis Pezas

    as Dimitris
  • Tasso Kavadia

    as
  • Kostas Baladimas

    as Dimos (as Dimos Baladinas)
  • Faidon Georgitsis

    as
  • Giannis Bertos

    as
  • Phedon Papamichael

    as
  • George Txanis

    as
  • Giorgos Panjas

    as
  • E. Zachariades

    as
  • Marc Bohan

    as Self (uncredited)
  • Jules Dassin

    as Christos (uncredited)
  • Titika Sarigouli

    as Islander Woman (uncredited)
Directing Jules Dassin Director
Writing Margarita Lymberaki Screenplay
Writing Jules Dassin Writer
Writing Euripides Theatre Play
Sound Míkis Theodorakis Original Music Composer
Production Noël Howard Associate Producer
Editing Roger Dwyre Editor
Art Max Douy Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Theoni V. Aldredge Costume Design
Directing George Koukopoulos Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Anna Armaou Makeup Artist
Production Michel Rittener Production Manager
Directing Roy Millichip Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Janine Casse Makeup Artist
Production Jules Dassin Producer
Directing Ginette Diamant-Berger Assistant Director
Production George Mills Production Manager
Production Marios Stavropoulos Production Manager
Camera Jacques Natteau Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Jill Carpenter Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Deni Vachlioti Costume Design
Camera Larry Shaw Still Photographer

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