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Director:
Jules Dassin
Writers:
Jules Dassin (writer)
Margarita Lymberaki (original scenario)
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Release Date:
September 1962 (Austria) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A violent drama of profane love
Plot:
A retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. In modern Greece, Alexis's father, an extremely wealthy shipping magnate... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Spring Preview: A Repertory Calendar for the Coasts
 (From IFC. 18 February 2009, 2:17 PM, PST)

Gates Of Gold Has Its American Premiere At 59E59 2/19
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 26 January 2009, 2:16 PM, PST)

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Wish we could use our brains to swap memorable scenes! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Melina Mercouri ... Phaedra

Anthony Perkins ... Alexis
Raf Vallone ... Thanos
Elizabeth Ercy ... Ercy (as ElisabethErcy)
Tzavalas Karousos (as T. Karoussos)
Zorz Sarri ... Ariadne (as George Sarris)
Andreas Filippides ... Andreas (as Andreas Philippides)
Olympia Papadouka ... Anna
Stelios Vokovich ... Stravos
Nikos Tzogias ... Felere (as Nicos Tzoyas)
Depi Martini ... Heleni (as Depy Martini)
Alexis Pezas ... Dimitri
Tasso Kavadia
Kostas Baladimas ... Dimo (as Dimos Baladinas)
Faidon Georgitsis
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Faidra (Greece)
Phaedra (France)
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Runtime:
115 min
Country:
France | Greece | USA
Language:
English | Greek
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Hydra, Greece more
Company:
Joele more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Alexis: Phaedra... please, help me... let me go.
Phaedra: I can't.
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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Wish we could use our brains to swap memorable scenes!, 16 August 2000
Author: Hazel Kahan (hazel@myself.com) from New York

I too remember my one and only viewing of Phaedra: 1961, London. The scene I remember most clearly is Melina in her robes, eating breakfast on the cliffs overlooking the road below. I have been using the word "diaphanous" ever since!

Does anybody have any idea how one gets the studio to re-release this wonderful film? I've tried some of the revival places like MOMA too but to no avail...

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