Phaedra (1962)
- Starring:
- Melina Mercouri, Anthony Perkins, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jules Dassin
Synopsis of Phaedra
Inspired by Euripedes' tragedy Hippolytus and set in modern times, this allegorical tale centers on the love triangle between a fabulously wealthy Greek shipping magnate, his lonely second wife, and his first-born son. The affair between the wife and her stepson begins soon after she arrives in London to bring him back to Greece so her husband can teach him about shipping and he can marry another tycoon's daughter to cement a new alliance. Though the son quickly falls in love with his beautiful stepmother, he cannot overcome his crushing guilt at having betrayed his father. When the wife learns of her husband's planned betrothal of his son, she becomes enraged and confesses her affair. Great tragedy follows as her husband beats his son senseless while verbally battering the wife. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Phaedra
- Melina Mercouri - Phaedra
- Raf Vallone - Thanos
- Olympia Papadouka - Anna
- Andreas Philippides - Andreas
- Kostas Baladimas - Dimo
- Marc Bohan - Himself
- Anthony Perkins - Alexis
- Elizabeth Ercy - Ercy
- George Saris - Ariadne
- Alexis Pezas - Dimitri
- Jules Dassin - Christo
- Director(s):
- Jules Dassin
- Writer(s):
- Jules Dassin, Margarita Liberaki
- Producer(s):
- Jules Dassin
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