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6.6Based 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.
Released: 1969-12-28118 minDir: Pier Paolo PasoliniDrama, Fantasy
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Cast
- Maria Callas as Medea
- Massimo Girotti as Creonte
- Laurent Terzieff as Chirone
- Giuseppe Gentile as Giasone
- Margareth Clémenti as Glauce
- Paul Jabara as Pelias
Themes
- marriage crisis
- ritual
- based on play or musical
- greek mythology
- medea
- revenge
- ancient greece
- golden fleece
- infanticide
- greek tragedy
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
5,804 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
- Year
- 1969
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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