Electra (1962) Greece
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Director:Fertis, Giannis, Kakogiannis, Mihalis, Katrakis, Manos, Katselli, Aleka, Papas, Irene, Peryalis, Notis
Studio:Finos Film
Writer:Mihalis Kakogiannis, Euripides
Rating:7.2 (495 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:027616867865
Awards:Nominated for Oscar, Another 11 wins & 1 nomination
Genre:Greek films
IMDb:0055950
Duration:1:53:00
Aspect Ratio:1.66 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:Greek
Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
LAC code:300010298
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:DVD Copy
Fertis, Giannis, Kakogiannis, Mihalis, Katrakis, Manos, Katselli, Aleka, Papas, Irene, Peryalis, Notis  ...  (Director)
Mihalis Kakogiannis, Euripides  ...  (Writer)
 
Irene Papas  ...  Elektra
Giannis Fertis  ...  Orestis
Aleka Katselli  ...  Klytaemnistra
Manos Katrakis  ...  The Tutor
Notis Peryalis  ...  Elektra's Husband
Fivos Razi  ...  Aegisthus
Takis Emmanuel  ...  Pylades
Theano Ioannidou  ...  Chorus Leader
Malaina Anousaki  ...  
Theodoros Dimitriou  ...  Agamemnon
Elsie Pittas  ...  Elektra as a Girl
Petros Ampelas  ...  Orestes as a Boy
Elly Vozikiadou  ...  
Eleni Karpeta  ...  
Kitty Arseni  ...  
Νότης Περγιάλης  ...  Elektra's Husband
E. Chatzeemichalee  ...  
Theano Krassa  ...  
M. Mauropoulou  ...  
Elli Trygonopoulo  ...  
Diza Kountoura  ...  
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Summary: From "one of the world's most talented filmmakers" (Los Angeles Times) comes this riveting, OscarÂ(r)-nominated* retelling of Euripides' searing classic. Written, produced and directedby Michael Cacoyannis (Stella, Zorba the Greek), and starring legendary Greek beauty Irene Papas (The Trojan Women), Electra is "majestic and awesome" (The New York Times)"a truly powerful and visually impressive picture" (Boxoffice). Desolationand despair reign supreme in the kingdom of Mycenae: The great Agamemnon has been brutally murdered; his son, Orestes, has fled to an unknown land; and his daughter Electra has been imprisoned withinthe very walls of the castle she once loved so well. All hope seems lost until the sacred oracle speaks and replaces Electra's broken spirit with an unquenchable desire for justiceand bloody vengeance! *1962: Foreign Language Film