DramaRomance
Phaedra
"A violent drama of profane love"
User Score36 votes
57%5.7/10
Release1962→
Runtime1H 56M
LanguageFrench
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8

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
Media16
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Jules Dassin
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Budget$1M
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NRKeywords
greeceathens, greeceaston martinseerstepmothergreek mythologytragedystepsonfateaegean seacar wreckdrive over cliffgreek islandshipping magnatebusiness tycoonship launchhydrafather son conflictgreek tragedyfortune-tellingstepmother stepson relationshipmale heir
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