Phaedra (1962)
Directed by Jules Dassin
Drama / Romance
Phaedra (1962)
Film Synopsis
Thanos Kyrilis, an important Greek shipping magnate, sends his wife Phaedra to London to collect Alexis, his 24-year-old son by a previous marriage. The moment they meet Phaedra and Alexis are powerfully attracted to one another. After a whirlwind romance in Paris they return to Thanos's home on the Aegean island of Hydra. The ship builder is keen for his son to enter into the family business but such plans are derailed when Phaedra tells him that she is having an affair with his son. Outraged by this revelation, Thanos drives away his wife and violently assaults his son. Alexis refuses to take Phaedra with him when he makes his departure. Only in death will the lovers be reunited...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Jules Dassin
- Script: Jules Dassin, Margarita Lymberaki, Margarita Lymberaki, Euripides (play)
- Cinematographer: Jacques Natteau
- Music: Mikis Theodorakis
- Cast: Melina Mercouri (Phaedra), Anthony Perkins (Alexis), Raf Vallone (Thanos), Elizabeth Ercy (Ercy), Zorz Sarri (Ariadne), Andreas Filippides (Andreas), Olympia Papadouka (Anna), Stelios Vokovich (Stravos), Nikos Tzogias (Felere), Depi Martini (Heleni), Alexis Pezas (Dimitri), Kostas Baladimas (Dimo), Marc Bohan (Himself), Jules Dassin (Christo), Giorgos Karoussos (The Old Man), Lillia Ralli (Herself)
- Country: France / Greece / USA
- Language: English / Greek
- Support: Black and White
- Runtime: 115 min
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