Electra (Greek: Ηλέκτρα Ilektra) is a 1962 Greek film based on the play, Electra, written by Euripides. It was directed by Michael Cacoyannis, as the first installment of his "Greek tragedy" trilogy, followed by The Trojan Women in 1971 and Iphigenia in 1977. It starred Irene Papas in the lead role as Elektra, and Yannis Fertis as Orestis.
When the King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover and relative Aegisthus, the daughter Electra decides to get even, with the help of her brother Orestes. He helps his cousin Pylades to steal into Clytemnestra's house, and despite the fact that she is his mother, stabs her to death, then Aegisthus, as well.
Irene Papas as Elektra
Giannis Fertis as Orestes
Aleka Katselli as Klytaemnistra
Manos Katrakis as the tutor
Notis Peryalis as Elektra's husband
Fivos Razi as Aegisthus
Takis Emmanuel as Pylades
Theano Ioannidou as chorus leader
Theodoros Dimitriou (Theodore Demetriou) as Agamemnon
Elsie Pittas as young Elektra
Petros Ampelas as young Orestes
Awards[edit]
The film was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award of Best Cinematic Transposition. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also won three awards in Thessaloniki Film Festival, for best film and best director (Michalis Cacoyannis) and best actress (Irene Papas).
music
https://youtu.be/bGO0VdrzorA
ELECTRA (ΗΛΕΚΤΡΑ) - Mikis Theodorakis (1962) (original soundtrack)
Electra
Directed by Michael Cacoyannis
Produced by Michael Cacoyannis
Written by Michael Cacoyannis
Starring Irene Papas
Giannis Fertis
Aleka Katselli
Manos Katrakis
Notis Peryalis
Fivos Razi
Takis Emmanuel
Theano Ioannidou
Malaina Anousaki
Theodoros Dimitriou
Theodore Demetriou
Elsie Pittas
Petros Ampelas
Kitty Arseni
Thodoros Exarhos
Elli Fotiou
Afroditi Grigoriadou
Kostas Kazakos
Music by Mikis Theodorakis
Cinematography Walter Lassally
Edited by Leonidas Antonakis
Release dates
1962
Running time
110 minutes
Country Greece
Language Greek
When the King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover and relative Aegisthus, the daughter Electra decides to get even, with the help of her brother Orestes. He helps his cousin Pylades to steal into Clytemnestra's house, and despite the fact that she is his mother, stabs her to death, then Aegisthus, as well.
Irene Papas as Elektra
Giannis Fertis as Orestes
Aleka Katselli as Klytaemnistra
Manos Katrakis as the tutor
Notis Peryalis as Elektra's husband
Fivos Razi as Aegisthus
Takis Emmanuel as Pylades
Theano Ioannidou as chorus leader
Theodoros Dimitriou (Theodore Demetriou) as Agamemnon
Elsie Pittas as young Elektra
Petros Ampelas as young Orestes
Awards[edit]
The film was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award of Best Cinematic Transposition. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also won three awards in Thessaloniki Film Festival, for best film and best director (Michalis Cacoyannis) and best actress (Irene Papas).
music
https://youtu.be/bGO0VdrzorA
ELECTRA (ΗΛΕΚΤΡΑ) - Mikis Theodorakis (1962) (original soundtrack)
Electra
Directed by Michael Cacoyannis
Produced by Michael Cacoyannis
Written by Michael Cacoyannis
Starring Irene Papas
Giannis Fertis
Aleka Katselli
Manos Katrakis
Notis Peryalis
Fivos Razi
Takis Emmanuel
Theano Ioannidou
Malaina Anousaki
Theodoros Dimitriou
Theodore Demetriou
Elsie Pittas
Petros Ampelas
Kitty Arseni
Thodoros Exarhos
Elli Fotiou
Afroditi Grigoriadou
Kostas Kazakos
Music by Mikis Theodorakis
Cinematography Walter Lassally
Edited by Leonidas Antonakis
Release dates
1962
Running time
110 minutes
Country Greece
Language Greek
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