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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mihalis Kakogiannis
- Written By
- Mihalis Kakogiannis, Euripides
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 1, 1962 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 5, 2002
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Well acted by Irene Papas, Cacoyannis' adaptation of the famous Greek tragedy was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar.
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Cast
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Irene Papas
as Electra
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Yannis Fertis
as Orestes
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Theanno Ioannidou
as Chorus Leader
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Notis Peryalis
as Electra's Husband
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Takis Emmanuel
as Pylades
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Pierre Ampeles
as Orestes as a boy
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Theodore Demetriou
as Agamemnon
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Manos Katrakis
as The Tutor
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Aleka Katselli
as Clytemnestra
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Elsie Pittas
as Electra as a girl
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Phoebus Rhazis
as Aegisthus
- Giannis Fertis
- Aleka Katseli
- Fivos Razi
