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Movie

Medea

1969•1h 58m•6.7/10
  • Drama
  • Fantasy

“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.”

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.

Top 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

  • Paul Jabara

    Paul Jabara

    Pelias

  • Gerard Weiss

    Gerard Weiss

    Second Centaur

  • Sergio Tramonti

    Sergio Tramonti

    Apsirto, Medea's Brother

Details

Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Country
France, Germany, Italy
Language
Italian
Status
Released

Where to Watch

Streaming availability in the US.

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