Electra

Name: Electra
Genre: Drama
Released: 1962-10-24
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7.70
Cast: Theano Ioannidou, Aleka Katselli, Giannis Fertis, Irene Papas

– Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king c..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.70 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 50 Minutes

Release Year:

1962

Original Name:

Ηλέκτρα

Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.

Styles:

Emotional, Rough, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

Ancient History

Producing Country:

Greece

Filming Locations:

Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

24 Oct 1962

Language:

Greek

Directed by:

Mihalis Kakogiannis

Story Written By:

Euripides, Mihalis Kakogiannis

Main Actors:

Theano Ioannidou, Aleka Katselli, Giannis Fertis, Irene Papas

Plot:

A powerful rendering of the tragedy of Elektra by Euripides, second in a trilogy. The film begins with a summary treatment without dialogue of the action of the preceding play, The Agamemnon, in which the wicked Queen Clytemnestra and her lover Aesgisthes murder her husband Agamemnon upon his return from the Trojan War.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 1 nomination.

Production Company:

Finos Film

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.7/10