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Medea

Medea

# 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.
Drama   Fantasy
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Italian
📆 Date Released: 1970-01-28
⌚ Running Time: 118 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.564

Beloved Cast

María Callas original image
Medea
María Callas
Massimo Girotti original image
Creonte
Massimo Girotti
Laurent Terzieff original image
Chirone
Laurent Terzieff
Giuseppe Gentile original image
Giasone
Giuseppe Gentile
Margareth Clémenti original image
Glauce
Margareth Clémenti
Paul Jabara original image
Pelias
Paul Jabara
Gerard Weiss original image
Second Centaur
Gerard Weiss
Sergio Tramonti original image
Apsirto, Medea's Brother
Sergio Tramonti
Luigi Barbini original image
Argonaut
Luigi Barbini
Gian Paolo Durgar original image
Gian Paolo Durgar
Luigi Masironi original image
Jason at 5
Luigi Masironi
Michelangelo Masironi original image
Jason at 13
Michelangelo Masironi
Gianni Brandizi original image
Argonaut
Gianni Brandizi
Franco Jacobbi original image
Argonaut
Franco Jacobbi
Annamaria Chio original image
Wet Nurse
Annamaria Chio
Piera Degli Esposti original image
Woman
Piera Degli Esposti
Mirella Pamphili original image
Mirella Pamphili
Graziella Chiarcossi original image
Glauce's Maid
Graziella Chiarcossi
Rossana Canghiari original image
Servant of Glauce (uncredited)
Rossana Canghiari
Maria Cumani Quasimodo original image
(uncredited)
Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Vladimer Julukhadze original image
(uncredited)
Vladimer Julukhadze
Maria Smith original image
Maid (uncredited)
Maria Smith
Giorgio Trombetti original image
(uncredited)
Giorgio Trombetti
Rita Savagnone original image
Voice Dubbing: Maria Callas / Medea (voice) (uncredited)
Rita Savagnone
Pino Colizzi original image
Voice Dubbing: Giuseppe Gentile / Jason (voice) (uncredited)
Pino Colizzi
Enrico Maria Salerno original image
Voice Dubbing: Laurent Terzieff / Centaur (voice) (uncredited)
Enrico Maria Salerno

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