Phaedra
A violent drama of profane love
1962 | 115m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jules Dassin |
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| Writer: | Margarita Lymberaki, Jules Dassin |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 25, 1962 |
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| Director: | Jules Dassin |
| Writer: | Margarita Lymberaki, Jules Dassin |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | greece, greek mythology, athens, greece, aston martin, seer, stepmother, stepson, aegean sea, tragedy, fate, car wreck, drive over cliff, greek island, shipping magnate, business tycoon, ship launch, hydra, father son conflict, greek tragedy, fortune-telling, stepmother stepson relationship, male heir |
| Production Companies | MelinaFilm, Joele, Jorilie |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $900,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Phedon Papamichael | |
| George Txanis | |
| Giorgos Panjas | |
| E. Zachariades | |
| Marc Bohan | Self (uncredited) |
| Jules Dassin | Christos (uncredited) |
| Titika Sarigouli | Islander Woman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Margarita Lymberaki | Screenplay |
| Roger Dwyre | Editor |
| Theoni V. Aldredge | Costume Design |
| Anna Armaou | Makeup Artist |
| Jill Carpenter | Makeup Artist |
| Janine Casse | Makeup Artist |
| George Mills | Production Manager |
| Michel Rittener | Production Manager |
| Marios Stavropoulos | Production Manager |
| Ginette Diamant-Berger | Assistant Director |
| George Koukopoulos | Assistant Director |
| Roy Millichip | Assistant Director |
| Deni Vachlioti | Costume Design |
| Jules Dassin | Director, Writer |
| Euripides | Theatre Play |
| Míkis Theodorakis | Original Music Composer |
| Jacques Natteau | Director of Photography |
| Max Douy | Art Direction |
| Larry Shaw | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jules Dassin | Producer |
| Noël Howard | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Lilli Palmer | Won |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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