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Release Date:
September 1962 (Austria)
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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...
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Nominated for Oscar.
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3 nominations
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A film that stays in the memory
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Melina Mercouri | ... | Phaedra |
 | Anthony Perkins | ... | Alexis |
 | Raf Vallone | ... | Thanos |
 | Elizabeth Ercy | ... | Ercy (as Elisabeth Ercy) |
| 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 | ||
| Giannis Bertos | (as Yannis Bertos) | |
| Phedon Papamichael | (as Phaedon Papamichael) | |
| George Txanis | ||
| Giorgos Panjas | ||
| E. Zachariades | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Elisabeth Mottet | ||
| Marc Bohan | ... | Himself (uncredited) |
 | Jules Dassin | ... | Christo (uncredited) |
| Giorgos Karoussos | ... | The Old Man (uncredited) |
| Lillia Ralli | ... | Herself (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Jules Dassin | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jules Dassin | ||
| Euripides | play "Hippolytus" (uncredited) | |
| Margarita Lymberaki | original scenario (as Margarita Liberaki) | |
Produced by | |||
| Jules Dassin | .... | producer | |
| Noël Howard | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Mikis Theodorakis | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jacques Natteau | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Roger Dwyre | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Max Douy | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Theoni V. Aldredge | (as Denny Vachlioti) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Anna Armaou | .... | makeup artist | |
| Jill Carpenter | .... | makeup artist | |
| Janine Casse | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Margot Capelier | .... | assistant production manager (as Margo Capelier) | |
| George Mills | .... | production manager | |
| Michel Rittener | .... | production manager | |
| Marios Stavropoulos | .... | production manager | |
| Stefanos Vlachos | .... | assistant production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Maurice Barnathan | .... | set dresser | |
| Jacques Douy | .... | assistant art director | |
| Yannis Migadis | .... | assistant art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jacques Carrère | .... | sound engineer (as Jacques Carrere) | |
| Thanasis Georgiadis | .... | sound engineer (as Athanasios Giorgiadis) | |
| Jacques Lebreton | .... | sound engineer | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Jean Fouchet | .... | opticals | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Gilbert Chain | .... | camera operator | |
| Roger Corbeau | .... | still photographer | |
| Max Lechevallier | .... | assistant camera (as Max Le Chevalier) | |
| Bernie Prentice | .... | gaffer | |
| John von Kotze | .... | unit photographer: London (as John Kotze) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Bernard Bourgoin | .... | assistant editor (as Bernard Bourgouin) | |
| Johnny Dwyre | .... | assistant editor | |
| Anne-Marie Philipe | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Raymond Le Sénéchal | .... | music arranger: jazz (as Raymond Le Senechal) | |
| Jacques Métehen | .... | conductor: orchestra (as Jacques Metehen) | |
Other crew | |||
| Maya Caliga | .... | technical advisor | |
| Jean Fouchet | .... | title designer: main title | |
| Veta Pikologlou | .... | production secretary | |
| Zoe Pitta | .... | production secretary | |
| Alice Ziller | .... | script supervisor | |
| Harriet Medin | .... | dialogue coach (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Lopert Pictures Corporation (1962) (USA) (theatrical)
- Lee Lighting lighting
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115 min
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Continuity: When Alexis goes to get the car from the garage toward the end of the movie, there is a very evident dent near the door handle. The dent is not evident when he gets out of the car in the next scene.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Moyers & Company: Fiscal Cliffs and Fiscal Realities (#1.49)" (2012)See more »
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I first saw Phaedra almost 40 years ago and still check the Radio Times most
weeks in the hope that it will resurface! I too find it hard to understand why the film seems to have disappeared so completely. Does the critical response at the time of its first release still sour selectors minds?