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Medea

Medea

"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."

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.

Release DateDecember 28, 1969
StatusReleased
Original TitleMedea
Runtime1h 58min
Budget
Revenue
LanguageItalian
Original LanguageItalian
Production CountriesFrance, Germany, Italy
Production CompaniesLes Films Number OneJanus Film und FernsehenSan Marco