Medea (1970)
Medea (1970)
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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Cast

María Callas María Callas As: Medea
Massimo Girotti Massimo Girotti As: Creonte
Laurent Terzieff Laurent Terzieff As: Chirone
Giuseppe Gentile Giuseppe Gentile As: Giasone
Margareth Clémenti Margareth Clémenti As: Glauce
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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.


Tagline: 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.
Certification: 12

Details

Genres: Drama, Fantasy

Language: Italiano

Release Date: 28 January 1970

Country: FR, DE, IT

Runtime: 118m

Company Credits

Company: Les Films Number One, Janus Film und Fernsehen, San Marco

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Cast

María Callas

María Callas

Medea

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Creonte

Laurent Terzieff

Laurent Terzieff

Chirone

Giuseppe Gentile

Giuseppe Gentile

Giasone

Margareth Clémenti

Margareth Clémenti

Glauce

Paul Jabara

Paul Jabara

Pelias

Gerard Weiss

Gerard Weiss

Second Centaur

Sergio Tramonti

Sergio Tramonti

Apsirto, Medea's Brother

Luigi Barbini

Luigi Barbini

Argonaut

Gian Paolo Durgar

Gian Paolo Durgar

Luigi Masironi

Luigi Masironi

Jason at 5

Michelangelo Masironi

Michelangelo Masironi

Jason at 13

Gianni Brandizi

Gianni Brandizi

Argonaut

Franco Jacobbi

Franco Jacobbi

Argonaut

Annamaria Chio

Annamaria Chio

Wet Nurse

Piera Degli Esposti

Piera Degli Esposti

Woman

Mirella Pamphili

Mirella Pamphili

Graziella Chiarcossi

Graziella Chiarcossi

Glauce's Maid

Rossana Canghiari

Rossana Canghiari

Servant of Glauce (uncredited)

Maria Cumani Quasimodo

Maria Cumani Quasimodo

(uncredited)

Vladimer Julukhadze

Vladimer Julukhadze

(uncredited)

Maria Smith

Maria Smith

Maid (uncredited)

Giorgio Trombetti

Giorgio Trombetti

(uncredited)

Rita Savagnone

Rita Savagnone

Voice Dubbing: Maria Callas / Medea (voice) (uncredited)

Pino Colizzi

Pino Colizzi

Voice Dubbing: Giuseppe Gentile / Jason (voice) (uncredited)

Enrico Maria Salerno

Enrico Maria Salerno

Voice Dubbing: Laurent Terzieff / Centaur (voice) (uncredited)

Directed By

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Director

Carlo Carunchio

Carlo Carunchio

Assistant Director

Sergio Citti

Sergio Citti

Assistant Director

Beatrice Banfi

Beatrice Banfi

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Marina Cicogna

Marina Cicogna

Producer

Franco Rossellini

Franco Rossellini

Producer

Klaus Hellwig

Klaus Hellwig

Associate Producer

Pierre Kalfon

Pierre Kalfon

Associate Producer

Fernando Franchi

Fernando Franchi

Production Manager

Sergio Galiano

Sergio Galiano

Production Supervisor

Pietro Nardi

Pietro Nardi

Production Supervisor

Georges Chappedelaine

Georges Chappedelaine

Producer

Bino Cicogna

Bino Cicogna

Producer

Margherita Autuori

Margherita Autuori

Publicist

Aureliano Lalli Persiani

Aureliano Lalli Persiani

Administration

Enrico Lucherini

Enrico Lucherini

Publicist

Paolo Luciani

Paolo Luciani

Production Secretary

Matteo Spinola

Matteo Spinola

Publicist

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Piero Tosi

Piero Tosi

Costume Design

Goffredo Rocchetti

Goffredo Rocchetti

Makeup Artist

Romolo Sensoli

Romolo Sensoli

Makeup Artist

Maria Teresa Corridoni

Maria Teresa Corridoni

Hairstylist

Marcella De Marzi

Marcella De Marzi

Hairstylist

Piero Cicoletti

Piero Cicoletti

Assistant Costume Designer

Gabriella Pescucci

Gabriella Pescucci

Assistant Costume Designer

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Pasquale Rachini

Pasquale Rachini

Assistant Camera

Giorgio Urbinelli

Giorgio Urbinelli

Assistant Camera

Sergio Salvati

Sergio Salvati

Camera Operator

Mario Tursi

Mario Tursi

Still Photographer

Ennio Guarnieri

Ennio Guarnieri

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Dante Ferretti

Dante Ferretti

Production Design

Nicola Tamburo

Nicola Tamburo

Construction Coordinator

Dante Ferretti

Dante Ferretti

Set Decoration

Italo Tomassi

Italo Tomassi

Painter

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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