Phaedra (film)
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| Directed by | Jules Dassin |
| Written by | Jules Dassin Margarita Liberaki |
| Based on | Hippolytus 428 B.C. play by Euripides |
| Produced by | Jules Dassin |
| Starring | Melina Mercouri Anthony Perkins |
| Cinematography | Jacques Natteau |
| Edited by | Roger Dwyre |
| Music by | Mikis Theodorakis |
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| Distributed by | Lopert Pictures Corporation |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Countries | United States France Greece |
| Languages | English Greek |
| Budget | $900,000 |
Phaedra (Greek: Φαίδρα) is a 1962 American-Greek drama film directed by Jules Dassin as a vehicle for his partner (and future wife) Melina Mercouri, after her worldwide hit Never on Sunday.
The film was the fourth collaboration between Dassin and Mercouri, who took the title role. Greek writer Margarita Liberaki adapted Euripides' Hippolytus into a melodrama concerning the rich society of ship owners and their families, but still containing some of the tragic elements of the ancient drama. The film is set in Paris, London, and the Greek island of Hydra.