Electra (1962)
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This excellent adaptation by Michael Cacoyannis of the famous tragedy by Euripides garnered him his first international success and an award at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. Irene Papas plays Electra, the daughter of King Agememnon and sister of Orestes, caught up in an uncontrollable need for revenge. After the king returns from the battlefield, Clytemestra (his wife) joins with her lover in murdering the hapless ruler while he bathes. Orestes is sent away immediately, and Electra is left to simmer in her growing hatred of her mother until one day, she and Orestes manage to get together and hatch a scheme to avenge Agememnon's death. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 113 mins
Complete Cast:
- Irene Papas - Electra
- Theanno Ioannidou - Chorus Leader
- Takis Emmanuel - Pylades
- Phoebus Rhazis - Aegisthus
- Pierre Ampeles - Orestes as a boy
- Aleka Katselli - Clytemnestra
- Yannis Fertis - Orestes
- Notis Peryalis - Electra's Husband
- Manos Katrakis - The Tutor
- Elsie Pittas - Electra as a girl
- Theodore Demetriou - Agamemnon
- Director(s):
- Michael Cacoyannis
- Writer(s):
- Michael Cacoyannis
- Producer(s):
- Michael Cacoyannis
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- 1962 - Cannes Film Festival - Best Cinematogaphic Adaptation
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