Phaedra

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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Release date

25 May 1962

Runtime

1 h 56 min

• TMDB 5.7

Genres

• Drama
• Romance

Director

Jules Dassin

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Countries

• FR
• GR
• US

Cast

Melina Mercourias Phaedra KyrilisAnthony Perkinsas Alexis KyrilisRaf Valloneas Thanos KyrilisElizabeth Ercyas Ercy (as Elisabeth Ercy)TKTzavalas Karousosas Phaedra's father, (as T. Karoussos)ZSZorz Sarrias AriadneAndreas Filippidesas AndreasOPOlympia Papadoukaas AnnaSVStelios Vokovichas StravosNTNikos Tzogiasas Felere (as Nicos Tzoyas)

Writers

Jules DassinMLMargarita Lymberaki

Composer

Míkis Theodorakis

Cinematography

Jacques Natteau

Studios

MMelinaFilmJJoeleJJorilie

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