Film

Phaedra

1962 · 1h 56m · Drama · Romance

A violent drama of profane love

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

20%

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.

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

Kostas Baladimas

Dimos (as Dimos Baladinas)

Faidon Georgitsis

Giannis Bertos

• Jules DassinDirector · Writer · Producer
• Margarita LymberakiScreenplay
• Jacques NatteauDirector of Photography
• Míkis TheodorakisOriginal Music Composer
• Roger DwyreEditor

Phaedra (1962) Trailer

Release date

May 25, 1962

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

NR

Budget

$900,000

Genres

Drama, Romance

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