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Phaedra

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Phaedra

A violent drama of profane love

5.7

1h 56m

1962

“A violent drama of profane love”

Synopsis

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

Trailer

DramaRomance

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Cast & Crew

Melina Mercouri

Melina Mercouri

as Phaedra Kyrilis

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

as Alexis Kyrilis

Raf Vallone

Raf Vallone

as Thanos Kyrilis

Elizabeth Ercy

Elizabeth Ercy

as Ercy (as Elisabeth Ercy)

Tzavalas Karousos

Tzavalas Karousos

as Phaedra's father, (as T. Karoussos)

Zorz Sarri

Zorz Sarri

as Ariadne

Andreas Filippides

Andreas Filippides

as Andreas

Olympia Papadouka

as Anna

Stelios Vokovich

Stelios Vokovich

as Stravos

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