Phaedra (1962)
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
Writer:
Margarita Lymberaki
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Melina Mercouri as Phaedra Kyrilis |
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Anthony Perkins as Alexis Kyrilis |
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Raf Vallone as Thanos Kyrilis |
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Elizabeth Ercy as Ercy (as Elisabeth Ercy) |
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Tzavalas Karousos as Phaedra's father, (as T. Karoussos) |
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Zorz Sarri as Ariadne |
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Andreas Filippides as Andreas |
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Olympia Papadouka as Anna |
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Stelios Vokovich as Stravos |
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Nikos Tzogias as Felere (as Nicos Tzoyas) |
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Depi Martini as Heleni |
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Alexis Pezas as Dimitris |
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Tasso Kavadia as |
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Kostas Baladimas as Dimos (as Dimos Baladinas) |
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Faidon Georgitsis as |
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Giannis Bertos as |
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Phedon Papamichael as |
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George Txanis as |
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Giorgos Panjas as |
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E. Zachariades as |
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Marc Bohan as Self (uncredited) |
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Jules Dassin as Christos (uncredited) |
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Titika Sarigouli as Islander Woman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jules Dassin | Director |
| Writing | Jules Dassin | Writer |
| Writing | Margarita Lymberaki | Screenplay |
| Production | George Mills | Production Manager |
| Production | Marios Stavropoulos | Production Manager |
| Directing | George Koukopoulos | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theoni V. Aldredge | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jill Carpenter | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Euripides | Theatre Play |
| Production | Michel Rittener | Production Manager |
| Directing | Roy Millichip | Assistant Director |
| Art | Max Douy | Art Direction |
| Camera | Jacques Natteau | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Roger Dwyre | Editor |
| Production | Jules Dassin | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Armaou | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Ginette Diamant-Berger | Assistant Director |
| Production | Noël Howard | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Míkis Theodorakis | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janine Casse | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deni Vachlioti | Costume Design |
| Camera | Larry Shaw | Still Photographer |