Electra

Name: Electra
Director: Michael Cacoyannis
Released: 1962-05-00

1962 film by Michael Cacoyannis

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Released: May 1962
Director: Michael Cacoyannis
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Screenwriter: Michael Cacoyannis
Cast: Irene Papas
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, Manos Katrakis
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, Theodoros Dimitrief
, Kostas Kazakos
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Runtime: 110 min
Genre: drama film
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Country of origin: Greece
Original language: Greek

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Electra is a 1962 Greek film based on the play Electra, written by Euripides. It was directed by Michael Cacoyannis, serving as the first installment of his "Greek tragedy" trilogy, followed by The Trojan Women in 1971 and Iphigenia in 1977. The film starred Irene Papas in the lead role as Elektra and Giannis Fertis as Orestis.

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Director of photography: Walter Lassally
Title: Ηλέκτρα
Nominations: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film(February 25, 1963) statement is subject of: 35th Academy Awards
International Submission to the Academy Awards(1963) nominee: Greece · subject named as: Electra · significant event: 35th Academy Awards
FSK film rating: FSK 12
Based on: Electra
Film editor: Michael Cacoyannis
Color: color
black-and-white
Characters: Clytemnestra
Electra
Agamemnon
Orestes
Aegisthus
Pylades
Distribution format: video on demand
After a work by: Euripides

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