Phaedra
"A violent drama of profane love"
1962-05-25
5.734
en 115mDramaRomance
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.
Director
Jules Dassin
Screenplay
Margarita Lymberaki
Writer
Jules Dassin
Theatre Play
Euripides
Producer
Jules Dassin
Associate Producer
Noël Howard
greece athens, greece aston martin seer stepmother greek mythology tragedy stepson fate aegean sea car wreck drive over cliff greek island shipping magnate business tycoon ship launch hydra father son conflict greek tragedy fortune-telling stepmother stepson relationship male heir
Status
ReleasedBudget
$900,000Countries
- France
- Greece
- United States of America
Companies
- MelinaFilm
- Joele
- Jorilie
