Electra (1962)

movie

(1813)

Country: Greece
Genres: Drama
Release: 1962-10-24
Director: Michael Cacoyannis
Writers: Michael Cacoyannis , Euripides
Language: Greek
Stars: Irene Papas , Giannis Fertis , Aleka Katselli , Theano Ioannidou , Notis Peryalis , Takis Emmanuel , Fivos Razi , Manos Katrakis , Eleni Karpeta , Kitty Arseni
Runtime: 110 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 2 nominations total
AKA: Ilektra (Canada) , Elettra (Italy) , Electra, la vengadora (Mexico) , Ilektra , Electra (Argentina) , Electra, a Vingadora (Brazil) , Elektra (Hungary) , Elektra (Austria) , Ηλέκτρα (Greece) , Elektra (Sweden) , Elektra (Finland) , Electra (United States of America) , Elektra (Poland) , Electre (France, French Republic) , Electra (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Elektra , Электра , Electra (Spain) , Електра (Bulgaria) , Elektra (Denmark) , エレクトラ（1963） (Japan) , Elektra , Elektra , Electra
Plot: A powerful rendering of the tragedy of Elektra by Euripides, second in a trilogy. The film begins with a summary treatment without dialogue of the action of the preceding play, The Agamemnon, in which the wicked Queen Clytemnestra and her lover Aesgisthes murder her husband Agamemnon upon his return from the Trojan War.
IMDB:tt0055950