Phaedra
movie
A violent drama of profane love
Released May 25, 1962
Overview
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.
Cast
Melina Mercouri
as
Phaedra Kyrilis
Anthony Perkins
as
Alexis Kyrilis
Raf Vallone
as
Thanos Kyrilis
Elizabeth Ercy
as
Ercy (as Elisabeth Ercy)
Tzavalas Karousos
as
Phaedra's father, (as T. Karoussos)
Zorz Sarri
as
Ariadne
Andreas Filippides
as
Andreas
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Olympia Papadouka
as
Anna
Stelios Vokovich
as
Stravos
Nikos Tzogias
as
Felere (as Nicos Tzoyas)
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Depi Martini
as
Heleni
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Alexis Pezas
as
Dimitris
Crew
Jules Dassin
as
Director
Margarita Lymberaki
as
Screenplay
Jules Dassin
as
Writer
Euripides
as
Theatre Play
Jules Dassin
as
Producer
Noël Howard
as
Associate Producer
Míkis Theodorakis
as
Original Music Composer
Jacques Natteau
as
Director of Photography
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Roger Dwyre
as
Editor
Max Douy
as
Art Direction
Theoni V. Aldredge
as
Costume Design
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Anna Armaou
as
Makeup Artist