Medea

Medea
1969
★★★☆☆ 6.5/10
⏱️ 118 min
📅 Released
🌐 IT
DramaFantasy
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Criterion Channel

Cast

Maria Callas
Maria 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

Crew

Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writer
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Producer
Marina Cicogna, Franco Rossellini, Georges Chappedelaine

Production

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

Keywords

marriage crisisritualbased on play or musicalgreek mythologymedearevengeancient greecegolden fleeceinfanticidegreek tragedy