🎬 Drama, Romance

Phaedra

"A violent drama of profane love"

⭐ 5.8/10 1962 1h 56m Dir. Jules Dassin

About this movie

A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. The young and fiery second wife of an extremely wealthy shipping magnate meets her estranged stepson Alexis and sparks immediately fly. Their love seems doomed from the beginning when she convinces him to come to Paris to meet his father.

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5.8/10 39 votes

Quick facts

Year
1962
Runtime
1h 56m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.8/10
Votes
39
Genre
Drama, Romance
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$0.9M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Romance 🎬 Jules Dassin 👤 Melina Mercouri 👤 Anthony Perkins 👤 Raf Vallone
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Phaedra has a runtime of 1h 56m (1 hour and 56 minutes).
Phaedra was directed by Jules Dassin and released in 1962.
Phaedra is a Drama, Romance film (1962).
The cast of Phaedra includes Melina Mercouri, Anthony Perkins, Raf Vallone, Elizabeth Ercy, Tzavalas Karousos.
Phaedra has a TMDB rating of 5.8/10 based on 39 votes.

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