Electra
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Michael Cacoyannis
Irene Papas
Aleka Katselli
Yannis Fertis
Theano Ioannidou
Notis Peryalis
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The Greek tragedy as adapted from Euripides' play, in which a brother and sister conspire to destroy their mother, who was partly responsible for their father's murder.
Director
Michael Cacoyannis
Cast
Irene Papas
Aleka Katselli
Yannis Fertis
Theano Ioannidou
Notis Peryalis
Takis Emmanouel
Phoebus Rhazis
Manos Katrakis
Theodore Demetriou
Elsie Pittas
Pierre Ampeles
Eleni Karpeta
Kitty Arseni
Eleni Marki
Eleni Marinou
Anna Stavridou
Rita Lagopoulou
Elli Trigonopoulou
Liza Koundouri
A. Gregoriades
D. Kallas
T. Exarchos
M. Sakellarios
Crew
George Antonakis
L. Antonakis
Michael Cacoyannis
Michael Cacoyannis
Th. Christides
Mikes Damalas
Demetris Kasimatis
Walter Lassally
Vassilis Mariolis
Yannis Petropoulakis
Mikis Theodorakis
N. Varveris
Spyros Vassilou
Spyros Vassilou
T. Vlassis
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Filmed on location in Mycenae and Argos in 1961; original running time: 113 min.
Miscellaneous Notes
Voted One of the Year's Ten Best Films by the 1962 New York Times Film Critics.
Winner of a Special Award at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Film Adaptation, 1962.
Released in United States 1961
Released in United States August 26, 1961
Released in United States May 22, 1961
Shown at the Cannes Film Festival May 22, 1961.
Shown at the Venice Film Festival August 26, 1961.
Released in United States 1961
Released in United States May 22, 1961 (Shown at the Cannes Film Festival May 22, 1961.)
Released in United States August 26, 1961 (Shown at the Venice Film Festival August 26, 1961.)
