Elektra
Brief Synopsis
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A film adaptation of Richard Strauss's monumental one-act opera, based on the play by Sophocles. Set in ancient Mycenae in the time just after the Trojan War, the story depicts a young woman, Elektra, who plots revenge on her mother, Klytemnestra, for the murder of her father, King Agamemnon. The pr
Cast & Crew
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Norbert Beiharz
Director
Rolf Boysen
Dietrich Fischer-dieskau
Robert Jacobson
Narrator
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer
Kaya Borris
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Performances (04/11/86), Sound and Fury: The Making of Elektra
Genre
Adaptation
Documentary
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Synopsis
A film adaptation of Richard Strauss's monumental one-act opera, based on the play by Sophocles. Set in ancient Mycenae in the time just after the Trojan War, the story depicts a young woman, Elektra, who plots revenge on her mother, Klytemnestra, for the murder of her father, King Agamemnon. The production was filmed in an abandoned warehouse in Vienna, and features the final performance by the celebrated conductor, Karl Boehm, who died in 1982, shortly after the film was made. Following the opera, a short documentary, "Sound and Fury: The Making of Elektra" is presented, with comments from soprano Leonie Rysanek, who sings the title role, and from conductor Karl Boehm.
Cast
Rolf Boysen
Dietrich Fischer-dieskau
Robert Jacobson
Narrator
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer
Kaya Borris
Kurt Bohme
Milkana Nikolova
Marjorie Vance
Hans Beirer
Axelle Gall
Carmen Reppel
Leonie Rysanek
Catarina Ligendza
Christopher Doig
Olga Warla
Astrid Varnay
Colette Lorand
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Performer
Rohangiz Yachmi
Josef Greindl
Crew
Ute Albrecht-lovell
Editor
Fredy Arnold
Makeup
Cornelia Berger
Editor
Gunter Berger
Costumes
Rudolf Blahacek
Camera
Karl Boehm
Music Conductor
Gary Bradley
Editor
Eleanor Fazan
Choreographer
Dagmar Friedrich
Makeup
Pia Gscheidle
Assistant Director
Sonya Haddad
Interpreter
Sonya Haddad
Titles
Pet Halmen
Costume Designer
Horant H. Hohlfeld
Executive Producer
Ralf Hossfield
Music
Robert Jacobson
Music
Gerd Janda
Construction
Karen Mauksch
Assistant Director
Ruth Philipp
Makeup
Christopher Raeburn
Audio
Inga Sauer
Editor
Thomas Skinner
Post-Production Supervisor
Sylvia Strahammer
Costumes
Richard Strauss
Music
Josef Svoboda
Set Designer
Hartmut Tscharke
Audio
Jac Venza
Executive Producer
Hugo Von Hofmannsthal
Other
Catharina Vonwiller
Makeup
Eva Wagner-pasquier
Casting
John Walker
Associate Producer
Brigitta Wehrand
Makeup
Peter Weinberg
Producer
Gernot R Westhauser
Audio
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Performances (04/11/86), Sound and Fury: The Making of Elektra
Genre
Adaptation
Documentary
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
