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.

19691h 58mNo ratings yet

Drama
Fantasy

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 28, 1969
Original language: Italian
Spoken languages: Italian
Countries: France, Germany, Italy, Turkey
Production: San Marco,Janus Film und Fernsehen,Les Films Number One
Cast: Maria Callas,Massimo Girotti,Laurent Terzieff,Giuseppe Gentile,Margareth Clémenti,Paul Jabara,Gerard Weiss,Sergio Tramonti,Luigi Barbini,Gian Paolo Durgarand 13 more
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writer: Pier Paolo Pasolini,Euripides
Producer: Marina Cicogna,Franco Rossellini,Georges Chappedelaine,Bino Cicogna
Cinematography: Ennio Guarnieri
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0066065