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Electra

Electra

19627.01h 50m

Overview

Living 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.

Directed by Mihalis Kakogiannis
Written by Mihalis Kakogiannis, Euripides
Produced by Mihalis Kakogiannis
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Top Cast

Irene Papas

Irene Papas

Elektra

Notis Peryalis

Notis Peryalis

Elektra's Husband

Takis Emmanuel

Takis Emmanuel

Pylades

Manos Katrakis

Manos Katrakis

The Tutor

Giannis Fertis

Giannis Fertis

Orestis

Aleka Katselli

Aleka Katselli

Klytaemnistra

Theano Ioannidou

Theano Ioannidou

Chorus Leader

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Fivos Razi

Aegisthus

Eleni Karpeta

Eleni Karpeta

K

Kitty Arseni

Themes & Keywords

greecetrojan warbased on play or musicalrevenge killingregicidegreek tragedyagamemnonmurdered husbandolder sister younger brotherking murderedqueen murders king

About Electra

Electra is a action, history, drama film released in 1962 exploring themes of greece, trojan war, based on play or musical, revenge killing, regicide, greek tragedy. Directed by Mihalis Kakogiannis, it stars Irene Papas, Notis Peryalis, Takis Emmanuel. Living 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.

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