Italy / Dec 28, 1969 / Milan
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.
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sergio Tramonti | Apsirto, Medea's Brother |
| Luigi Barbini | Argonaut |
| Gian Paolo Durgar | |
| Luigi Masironi | Jason at 5 |
| Michelangelo Masironi | Jason at 13 |
| Gianni Brandizi | Argonaut |
| Franco Jacobbi | Argonaut |
| Annamaria Chio | Wet Nurse |
| Piera Degli Esposti | Woman |
| Mirella Pamphili | |
| Graziella Chiarcossi | Glauce's Maid |
| Rossana Canghiari | Servant of Glauce (uncredited) |
| Maria Cumani Quasimodo | (uncredited) |
| Vladimer Julukhadze | (uncredited) |
| Maria Smith | Maid (uncredited) |
| Giorgio Trombetti | (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Medea |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Les Films Number One, Janus Film und Fernsehen, San Marco |
| Release date | 28 dicembre 1969 |
| Production | Marina Cicogna, Franco Rossellini, Klaus Hellwig, Pierre Kalfon, Georges Chappedelaine, Bino Cicogna |
| Writer | Pier Paolo Pasolini, Euripides |
| Editing | Nino Baragli |
| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri, Pasquale Rachini, Giorgio Urbinelli, Sergio Salvati, Mario Tursi |
| Assistant directors | Carlo Carunchio, Sergio Citti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Beatrice Banfi |
| Camera operators | Sergio Salvati, Pasquale Rachini, Giorgio Urbinelli, Mario Tursi, Ennio Guarnieri |
| Additional photography | Pasquale Rachini, Giorgio Urbinelli, Sergio Salvati, Mario Tursi, Ennio Guarnieri |
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| Production design | Dante Ferretti, Nicola Tamburo, Italo Tomassi |
| Art direction | Dante Ferretti, Nicola Tamburo, Italo Tomassi |
| Set decoration | Dante Ferretti, Nicola Tamburo, Italo Tomassi |
| Music | Carlo Tarchi |
| Sound | Carlo Tarchi |
| Costume design | Piero Tosi, Goffredo Rocchetti, Romolo Sensoli, Maria Teresa Corridoni, Marcella De Marzi, Piero Cicoletti, Gabriella Pescucci |
| Makeup | Goffredo Rocchetti, Romolo Sensoli, Piero Tosi, Maria Teresa Corridoni, Marcella De Marzi, Piero Cicoletti, Gabriella Pescucci |
| Hairstyling | Piero Tosi, Goffredo Rocchetti, Romolo Sensoli, Maria Teresa Corridoni, Marcella De Marzi, Piero Cicoletti, Gabriella Pescucci |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Jan 28, 1970 / TP
Japan / Jul 17, 1970 / G
United States / Oct 28, 1971 / New York City, New York
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Portugal / May 28, 1973
United Kingdom / Dec 19, 1974
Spain / Dec 03, 1999
Physical media
United Kingdom / Sep 18, 1990 / PG / VHS
United States / Mar 30, 1999 / VHS
Italy / Jul 12, 2003 / T / DVD
Germany / Mar 20, 2008 / 12 / DVD
TV
Germany / Apr 17, 1972 / West Germany
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