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Electra
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Electra is a 1962 Greek drama film directed and written by Michalis Cacoyannis. The cast includes Irene Papas, Manos Katrakis, Kostas Kazakos, and Giannis Fertis. The film is based on the work Electra and features characters Clytemnestra, Elektra, Agamemnon, and Orestes. It was produced by Finos Film and composed by Mikis Theodorakis.
The movie was released on May 25, 1962, and has a runtime of 110 minutes. It is presented in black-and-white and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Distribution is available via video on demand through Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and various MGM channels. The film holds a rating of 7.5 on IMDb and a vote average of 7 on TMDb.
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7.0Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Cast
- Irene Papas as Elektra
- Notis Peryalis as Elektra's Husband
- Takis Emmanuel as Pylades
- Manos Katrakis as The Tutor
- Giannis Fertis as Orestis
- Aleka Katselli as Klytaemnistra
Themes
- greece
- trojan war
- based on play or musical
- revenge killing
- regicide
- greek tragedy
- agamemnon
- murdered husband
- older sister younger brother
- king murdered
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Greece
- Original language
- Greek
- Based on
- Electra
- Director
- Michalis Cacoyannis
- Screenwriter
- Michalis Cacoyannis
- Cast member
- Giannis Fertis
- Composer
- Mikis Theodorakis
- Production company
- Finos Film
- Cinematographer
- Walter Lassally
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 249161
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- 1869 Frederic Leighton - Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- publication date
- 1962-05-00
- title
- Ηλέκτρα
- film editor
- Michalis Cacoyannis
- color
- black-and-white
- characters
- Pylades
- distributed by
- Netflix
- language of work or name
- Greek
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