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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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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 661991
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- publication date
- 1969-12-28
- title
- Medea
- Commons category
- Medea (film)
- review score
- 73%
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Categories
1960s fantasy drama films1969 drama films1969 films1969 Italian films1969 Italian-language filmsAccuracy disputes from November 2023Fiction about infidelityFilms about familiesFilms about filicideFilms about infidelityFilms about racismFilms based on Medea (Euripides play)Films directed by Pier Paolo PasoliniFilms set in Georgia (country)Films set in GreeceFilms shot in ItalyFilms shot in RomeFilms shot in SyriaFilms shot in TurkeyIolcus in fictionItalian fantasy drama filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date