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 | Margarita Lymberaki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jules Dassin | Writer |
| Writing | Euripides | Theatre Play |
| Production | Jules Dassin | Producer |
| Production | Noël Howard | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Míkis Theodorakis | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jacques Natteau | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Roger Dwyre | Editor |
| Art | Max Douy | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theoni V. Aldredge | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Armaou | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jill Carpenter | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janine Casse | Makeup Artist |
| Production | George Mills | Production Manager |
| Production | Michel Rittener | Production Manager |
| Production | Marios Stavropoulos | Production Manager |
| Directing | Ginette Diamant-Berger | Assistant Director |
| Directing | George Koukopoulos | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Roy Millichip | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deni Vachlioti | Costume Design |
| Camera | Larry Shaw | Still Photographer |