Medea
It's a movie about a woman who beheads her brother, stabs her children, and sends her lover's wife up in flames. For Maria Callas, it's a natural.
6.6118 min
DramaFantasy
Overview
Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.
Movie Info
Release Date: 12/28/1969
Runtime: 118 min
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writers: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Euripides
Top Cast
Maria Callas
Medea
Massimo Girotti
Creonte
Laurent Terzieff
Chirone
Giuseppe Gentile
Giasone
Margareth Clémenti
Glauce
Paul Jabara
Pelias
Sergio Tramonti
Apsirto, Medea's Brother
Annamaria Chio
Wet Nurse
Piera Degli Esposti
Woman
Mirella Pamphili
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