Phaedra

Release Date:

Oct 18, 1962

Running Time:

1:55

Genre:

Drama

Director:

Jules Dassin

Cast:

Melina Mercouri	Phaedra
Anthony Perkins	Alexis
Raf Vallone	Thanos
Giorgos Karoussos	The Old Man
Elizabeth Ercy	Ercy
Georges Sarris	Ariadne
Andreas Philipides	Andreas Philipides
Olympia Papadouka	Anna

Language:

English

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Hamlet

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Antigone

Phaedra is sent by her wealthy older husband, Thanos, to London in order to bring his son from a previous marriage, Alexis, home for the summer. After Phaedra meets Alexis, they fall in love and embark on an affair. Alexis returns to Greece but feels consumed by guilt about the situation. When Thanos tries to arrange a marriage for him, it brings out jealousy in Phaedra that leads to a tragic series of events.

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