Medea
movie
It's a movie about a woman who beheads her brother, stabs her children, and sends her lover's wife up in flames. For Maria Callas, it's a natural.
Released December 28, 1969
Overview
Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.
Cast
Maria Callas
as
Medea
Massimo Girotti
as
Creonte
Laurent Terzieff
as
Chirone
Giuseppe Gentile
as
Giasone
Margareth Clémenti
as
Glauce
Paul Jabara
as
Pelias
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Gerard Weiss
as
Second Centaur
Sergio Tramonti
as
Apsirto, Medea's Brother
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Luigi Barbini
as
Argonaut
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Gian Paolo Durgar
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Luigi Masironi
as
Jason at 5
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Michelangelo Masironi
as
Jason at 13
Crew
Pier Paolo Pasolini
as
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
as
Writer
Nino Baragli
as
Editor
Dante Ferretti
as
Production Design
Piero Tosi
as
Costume Design
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Nicola Tamburo
as
Construction Coordinator
Euripides
as
Theatre Play
Marina Cicogna
as
Producer
Franco Rossellini
as
Producer
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Klaus Hellwig
as
Associate Producer
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Pierre Kalfon
as
Associate Producer
Dante Ferretti
as
Set Decoration