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Medea (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."

6.6/10 1h 58m Dec 28, 1969
Drama Fantasy

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Medea
Original Language IT
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Maria Callas
Maria Callas
Medea
Popularity: 1.8
Massimo Girotti
Massimo Girotti
Creonte
Popularity: 1.8
Laurent Terzieff
Laurent Terzieff
Chirone
Popularity: 0.5
Giuseppe Gentile
Giuseppe Gentile
Giasone
Popularity: 0.2
Margareth Clémenti
Margareth Clémenti
Glauce
Popularity: 0.2
Paul Jabara
Paul Jabara
Pelias
Popularity: 0.2
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Gerard Weiss
Second Centaur
Popularity: 0.0
Sergio Tramonti
Sergio Tramonti
Apsirto, Medea's Brother
Popularity: 0.6
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Luigi Barbini
Argonaut
Popularity: 0.2
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Gian Paolo Durgar
Popularity: 0.0
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Luigi Masironi
Jason at 5
Popularity: 0.0
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Michelangelo Masironi
Jason at 13
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Writer Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
Editor Nino Baragli
Producer Franco Rossellini, Marina Cicogna, Bino Cicogna

Production

Les Films Number One
FR
Janus Film und Fernsehen
DE
San Marco
IT

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Keywords

marriage crisis ritual based on play or musical greek mythology medea revenge ancient greece golden fleece infanticide greek tragedy

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Details
Release Date December 28, 1969
Runtime 1h 58m
Language IT
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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