Medea

Name: Medea
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 28 Dec 1969
Rating: 6.61
Cast: Maria Callas, Massimo Girotti, Laurent Terzieff, Giuseppe Gentile, Margareth Clémenti

It's a movie about a woman who beheads her brother, stabs her children, and sends her lover's wife up in flames. For Maria Callas, it's a natural. 1969-12-28 France, Germany, Italy 118 minutes.

6.61 190 votes

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Overview

Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.

Year 1969

Studio Les Films Number One, Janus Film und Fernsehen, San Marco

Director Pier Paolo Pasolini

Crew Nicola Tamburo (Construction Coordinator), Nino Baragli (Editor), Piero Tosi (Costume Design), Dante Ferretti (Production Design), Pier Paolo Pasolini (Writer), Pier Paolo Pasolini (Director)

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Language Italiano