Electra (1962 film)
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| Directed by | Michael Cacoyannis |
| Produced by | Michael Cacoyannis |
| Written by | Michael Cacoyannis |
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Irene Papas Giannis Fertis Aleka Katselli Manos Katrakis Notis Peryalis Fivos Razi Takis Emmanuel Theano Ioannidou Malaina Anousaki Theodoros Dimitriou Theodore Demetriou Elsie Pittas Petros Ampelas Kitty Arseni Thodoros Exarhos Elli Fotiou Afroditi Grigoriadou Kostas Kazakos |
| Music by | Mikis Theodorakis |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
| Edited by | Leonidas Antonakis |
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110 minutes |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
Electra (Greek: Ηλέκτρα Ilektra) is a 1962 Greek film based on the play, Electra, written by Euripides. It was directed by Michael Cacoyannis, as the first installment of his "Greek tragedy" trilogy, followed by The Trojan Women in 1971 and Iphigenia in 1977. It starred Irene Papas in the lead role as Elektra, and Yannis Fertis as Orestis.
When the King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover and relative Aegisthus, the daughter Electra decides to get even, with the help of her brother Orestes. He helps his cousin Pylades to steal into Clytemnestra's house, and despite the fact that she is his mother, stabs her to death, then Aegisthus, as well.
The film was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award of Best Cinematic Transposition. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also won three awards in Thessaloniki Film Festival, for best film and best director (Michalis Cacoyannis) and best actress (Irene Papas).
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