Phaedra

  • Drama
  • Romance
5/25/1962
115

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.

Director:
Jules Dassin
Writers:
Margarita Lymberaki
Jules Dassin
Budget:
$900,000
    • greece
    • athens, greece
    • aston martin
    • seer
    • stepmother
    • greek mythology
    • tragedy
    • stepson
    • fate
    • aegean sea
    • car wreck
    • drive over cliff
    • greek island
    • shipping magnate
    • business tycoon
    • ship launch
    • hydra
    • father son conflict
    • greek tragedy
    • fortune-telling
    • stepmother stepson relationship
    • male heir

    Videos

    Cast

    • 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
    • Tasso Kavadia
      Acting
    • Kostas Baladimas
      Dimos (as Dimos Baladinas)
    • Faidon Georgitsis
      Acting
    • Giannis Bertos
      Acting

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