Medea
Medea

Information

Release DateDecember 28, 1969
Runtime1h 58m
StatusReleased
ProductionLes Films Number One, Janus Film und Fernsehen + 1 more
LanguagesItalian
6.6
182 votes
Popularity1

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."

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini

Featured Cast

Maria Callas

Maria Callas

Medea

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Creonte

Laurent Terzieff

Laurent Terzieff

Chirone

Giuseppe Gentile

Giuseppe Gentile

Giasone

Margareth Clémenti

Margareth Clémenti

Glauce

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