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Medea

Name: Medea
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1969-12-28
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Cast: Maria Callas, Massimo Girotti, Laurent Terzieff, Giuseppe Gentile, Margareth Clémenti

1969Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Drama · Fantasy1h 58m

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It's a movie about a woman who beheads her brother, stabs her children, and sends her lover's wife up in flames. For Maria Callas, it's a natural.

Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.

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Maria CallasMedea

Massimo GirottiCreonte

Laurent TerzieffChirone

Giuseppe GentileGiasone

Margareth ClémentiGlauce

Paul JabaraPelias GGerard WeissSecond Centaur

Sergio TramontiApsirto, Medea's Brother LLuigi BarbiniArgonaut GGian Paolo DurgarCast LLuigi MasironiJason at 5 MMichelangelo MasironiJason at 13

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About Medea

How long is Medea?: Medea runs 1 hour and 58 minutes (118 minutes).
Who directed Medea?: Medea was directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Who is in the cast of Medea?: Medea stars Maria Callas as Medea, Massimo Girotti as Creonte and Laurent Terzieff as Chirone.
What language is Medea in?: Medea is in Italian.
Is Medea based on a true story or a book?: Yes. Medea is based on a play.
Where can I watch Medea?: In the United States, Medea is streaming on Criterion Channel. Availability differs by country: see Stream above for yours.
When was Medea released?: Medea was released on December 28, 1969.