Iphigenia

Iphigenia (1977)

Ιφιγένεια

The Greek army is about to set sail to a great battle, but the winds refuse to blow. Their leader, King Agamemnon, seeks to provide better food, but accidentally slays a sacred deer. His punishment from the gods, the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia.

Date of release
1977-09-10
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (56)
Runtime
2h 7m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Collection
Greek Tragedy Trilogy

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Iphigenia in Aulis
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

Iphigenia is a 1977 Greek tragedy film directed by Michael Cacoyannis, based on the Greek myth of Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who was ordered by the goddess Artemis to be sacrificed. Cacoyannis adapted the film, the third in his "Greek Tragedy" trilogy, from his stage production of Euripides' play Iphigenia in Aulis. The film stars Tatiana Papamoschou as Iphigenia, Kostas Kazakos as Agamemnon and Irene Papas as Clytemnestra. The score was composed by Mikis Theodorakis.

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