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Iphigenia

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1977 film by Michael Cacoyannis

Film · TMDB

6.9

The Greek army is about to set sail to a great battle, but the winds refuse to blow. Their leader, King Agamemnon, seeks to provide better food, but accidentally slays a sacred deer. His punishment from the gods, the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia.

Released: 1977-09-10127 minDir: Mihalis KakogiannisAction, DramaPart of: Greek Tragedy Trilogy

Cast

  • Irene Papas as Klytaimnistra
  • Kostas Kazakos as Agamemnonas
  • Kostas Karras as Menelaos
  • Tatiana Papamoschou as Ifigeneia
  • Christos Tsagas as Odysseas
  • Panos Mihalopoulos as Achilleas

Themes

  • army
  • sacrifice
  • greece
  • tragedy
  • king
  • iphigenia

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Ratings

IMDb

7.6/10

2,563 votes

Year
1977
Runtime
127 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Greece
Original language
Greek
Cinematographer
Giorgos Arvanitis
Narrative location
Ancient Greece
Duration
129
FilmAffinity ID
453999
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1977-05-14
after a work by
Euripides
title
Ιφιγένεια
characters
Calchas
distributed by
Netflix
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