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Medea( 1970)

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It's a movie about a woman who beheads her brother, stabs her children, and sends her lover's wife up in flames. For Maria Callas, it's a natural.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      María Callas

      Medea

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      Massimo Girotti

      Creonte

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      Laurent Terzieff

      Chirone

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      Giuseppe Gentile

      Giasone

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      Margareth Clémenti

      Glauce

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      Paul Jabara

      Pelias

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      Gerard Weiss

      Second Centaur

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      Sergio Tramonti

      Apsirto, Medea's Brother

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      Luigi Barbini

      Argonaut

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      Gian Paolo Durgar

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      Luigi Masironi

      Jason at 5

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      Michelangelo Masironi

      Jason at 13

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      Gianni Brandizi

      Argonaut

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      Franco Jacobbi

      Argonaut

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      Annamaria Chio

      Wet Nurse

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      Piera Degli Esposti

      Woman

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      Mirella Pamphili

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      Graziella Chiarcossi

      Glauce's Maid

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      Rossana Canghiari

      Servant of Glauce (uncredited)

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      Maria Cumani Quasimodo

      (uncredited)

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      Vladimer Julukhadze

      (uncredited)

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      Maria Smith

      Maid (uncredited)

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      Giorgio Trombetti

      (uncredited)

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      Rita Savagnone

      Voice Dubbing: Maria Callas / Medea (voice) (uncredited)

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      Pino Colizzi

      Voice Dubbing: Giuseppe Gentile / Jason (voice) (uncredited)

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      Enrico Maria Salerno

      Voice Dubbing: Laurent Terzieff / Centaur (voice) (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • marriage crisis
    • ritual
    • based on play or musical
    • greek mythology
    • medea
    • revenge
    • ancient greece
    • golden fleece
    • infanticide
    • greek tragedy