Phaedra (1962)
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.
- Date of release
- 1962-05-25
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (43)
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Jules Dassin
Casting
- Melina Mercouri — Phaedra Kyrilis
- Anthony Perkins — Alexis Kyrilis
- Raf Vallone — Thanos Kyrilis
- Elizabeth Ercy — Ercy (as Elisabeth Ercy)
- Tzavalas Karousos — Phaedra's father, (as T. Karoussos)
- Zorz Sarri — Ariadne
- Andreas Filippides — Andreas
- Olympia Papadouka — Anna
- Stelios Vokovich — Stravos
- Nikos Tzogias — Felere (as Nicos Tzoyas)
- Depi Martini — Heleni
- Alexis Pezas — Dimitris
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