Medea (1969)
1h 58m · 28 Dec 1969
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.
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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 ID | 39007 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Fantasy |
| Director | Pier Paolo Pasolini |
| Main cast | Maria Callas, Massimo Girotti, Laurent Terzieff, Giuseppe Gentile, Margareth Clémenti, Paul Jabara, Gerard Weiss, Sergio Tramonti |
| Release date | 28 December 1969 |
| Release year | 1969 |
| Language | Italian |
| Duration | 118 min (1h 58m) |
| Rating | 6.7 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Les Films Number One |
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writers: Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Maria CallasMedea
Massimo GirottiCreonte
Laurent TerzieffChirone
Giuseppe GentileGiasone
Margareth ClémentiGlauce
Paul JabaraPelias
Gerard WeissSecond Centaur
Sergio TramontiApsirto, Medea's Brother
Luigi BarbiniArgonaut
Gian Paolo Durgar
Luigi MasironiJason at 5
Michelangelo MasironiJason at 13
Gianni BrandiziArgonaut
Franco JacobbiArgonaut
Annamaria ChioWet Nurse
Piera Degli EspostiWoman
Mirella Pamphili
Graziella ChiarcossiGlauce's Maid
Rossana CanghiariServant of Glauce (uncredited)
Maria Cumani Quasimodo(uncredited)
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