Electra
– Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king c..
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.
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Release Date:
24 Oct 1962
Language:
Greek
Director:
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Writer:
Euripides (play), Mihalis Kakogiannis
Main Actors:
Irene Papas, Giannis Fertis, Aleka Katselli, Theano Ioannidou
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:
Finos Film
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