MOVIE
Phaedra
“A violent drama of profane love”
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.
Release / first air1962-05-25
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, Romance
DirectorJules Dassin
WriterJules Dassin
Budget$900,000
RevenueNot available
ProductionMelinaFilm, Joele
Cast & Crew
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Melina MercouriPhaedra Kyrilis
Anthony PerkinsAlexis Kyrilis
Raf ValloneThanos Kyrilis
Elizabeth ErcyErcy (as Elisabeth Ercy)
Tzavalas KarousosPhaedra's father, (as T. Karoussos)
Zorz SarriAriadne
Andreas FilippidesAndreas
Olympia PapadoukaAnna
Stelios VokovichStravos
Nikos TzogiasFelere (as Nicos Tzoyas)Keywords
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