Phaedra (1962)
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.
- Released
- 1962-05-25
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jules Dassin, Margarita Lymberaki
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 from 43 votes
Cast
- Melina Mercouri as Phaedra Kyrilis
- Anthony Perkins as Alexis Kyrilis
- Raf Vallone as Thanos Kyrilis
- Elizabeth Ercy as Ercy (as Elisabeth Ercy)
- Tzavalas Karousos as Phaedra's father, (as T. Karoussos)
- Zorz Sarri as Ariadne
- Andreas Filippides as Andreas
- Olympia Papadouka as Anna
- Stelios Vokovich as Stravos
- Nikos Tzogias as Felere (as Nicos Tzoyas)
- Depi Martini as Heleni
- Alexis Pezas as Dimitris