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Medea
Medea

Medea

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.

Genres

DramaFantasy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

28 January 1970

Country

France

Cast

María Callas

María Callas

Medea

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Creonte

Laurent Terzieff

Laurent Terzieff

Chirone

Giuseppe Gentile

Giuseppe Gentile

Giasone

Margareth Clémenti

Margareth Clémenti

Glauce

Paul Jabara

Paul Jabara

Pelias

Gerard Weiss

Gerard Weiss

Second Centaur

Sergio Tramonti

Sergio Tramonti

Apsirto, Medea's Brother

Luigi Barbini

Luigi Barbini

Argonaut

Gian Paolo Durgar

Gian Paolo Durgar

Luigi Masironi

Luigi Masironi

Jason at 5

Michelangelo Masironi

Michelangelo Masironi

Jason at 13

Gianni Brandizi

Gianni Brandizi

Argonaut

Franco Jacobbi

Franco Jacobbi

Argonaut

Annamaria Chio

Annamaria Chio

Wet Nurse

Piera Degli Esposti

Piera Degli Esposti

Woman

Mirella Pamphili

Mirella Pamphili

Graziella Chiarcossi

Graziella Chiarcossi

Glauce's Maid

Rossana Canghiari

Rossana Canghiari

Servant of Glauce (uncredited)

Maria Cumani Quasimodo

Maria Cumani Quasimodo

(uncredited)

Vladimer Julukhadze

Vladimer Julukhadze

(uncredited)

Maria Smith

Maria Smith

Maid (uncredited)

Giorgio Trombetti

Giorgio Trombetti

(uncredited)

Rita Savagnone

Rita Savagnone

Voice Dubbing: Maria Callas / Medea (voice) (uncredited)

Pino Colizzi

Pino Colizzi

Voice Dubbing: Giuseppe Gentile / Jason (voice) (uncredited)

Enrico Maria Salerno

Enrico Maria Salerno

Voice Dubbing: Laurent Terzieff / Centaur (voice) (uncredited)

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