Phaedra (1962)

Name: Phaedra
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1962-05-25
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Melina Mercouri, Anthony Perkins, Raf Vallone, Elizabeth Ercy, Tzavalas Karousos

A violent drama of profane love

Drama
Romance

A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. The young and fiery second wife of an extremely wealthy shipping magnate meets her estranged stepson Alexis and sparks immediately fly. Their love seems doomed from the beginning when she convinces him to come to Paris to meet his father.

Rating: 5.7 / 10 (43 votes)
Release date: May 25, 1962
Runtime: 1h 56m
Language: English
Director: Jules Dassin
Status: Released