Phaedra

Based On the book by Euripides

Phaedra (Greek: Φαίδρα) is a 1962 American-Greek drama film directed by Jules Dassin as a vehicle for his partner (and future wife) Melina Mercouri, after her worldwide hit Never on Sunday. The film was the fourth collaboration between Dassin and Mercouri, who took the title role. Greek writer Margarita Liberaki adapted Euripides' Hippolytus into a melodrama concerning the rich society of ship owners and their families, but still containing some of the tragic elements of the ancient drama. The film is set in Paris, London, and the Greek island of Hydra.

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Release date:

1962

Director:

Jules Dassin

Cast:

Melina Mercouri, Anthony Perkins, Raf Vallone, Élisabeth Ercy, Jules Dassin

Genre:

Drama

Country:

France, United States, Greece

Language:

Greek

Year page:

1962 in adaptations