Electra / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; United Artists Pictures, Inc. ; [produced and directed by Michael Cacoyannis ; screenplay by Michael Cacoyannis].

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"Desolation and despair reign supreme in the kingdom of Mycenae. The great Agamemnon has been brutally murdered; his son Orestes has fled and his daughter Electra has been imprisoned within the walls of the castle. All hope seems lost until the sacred oracle speaks and replaces Electra's broken spir...

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Uniform Title:World films (MGM Home Entertainment Inc.)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author: Theodorakis, Mikis (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Producer)
MGM Home Entertainment Inc (Distributor)
Other Authors: Cacoyannis, Michael (Screenwriter, Producer, Director)
Papas, Irene (Actor)
Katseli, Aleka (Actor)
Fertis, Yannis (Actor)
Ioannidou, Theano (Actor)
Peryalis, Notis (Actor)
Euripides
Language:Greek, Modern (1453-)
English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
Greek, English and French soundtracks; French and Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: Santa Monica, CA : MGM DVD, 2002.
Series:World films (MGM Home Entertainment Inc.)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Euripides > Film adaptations.
Electra > (Greek mythological figure) > Drama.
Greece > In motion pictures.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Adaptation.
Feature.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Electra > (Greek mythological figure)
Euripides.
Motion pictures.
Greece.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Adaptation.
Feature.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Elektra.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"Desolation and despair reign supreme in the kingdom of Mycenae. The great Agamemnon has been brutally murdered; his son Orestes has fled and his daughter Electra has been imprisoned within the walls of the castle. All hope seems lost until the sacred oracle speaks and replaces Electra's broken spirit with an unquenchable desire for justice and bloody vengeance."
Note:Based on Electra / by Euripides.
Special feature: original theatrical trailer.
Original theatrical widescreen format.
Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1962.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ8 D0013259 VideoDVD
ISBN:0792852036
9780792852032
Credits:Director of photography, Walter Lassally; film editing by Leonidas Antonakis; music, Mikis Theodorakis.
System Details:DVD; Dolby digital mono.
Cast:
Irene Papas, Aleka Katseli, Yannis Fertis, Theano Ioannidou, Notis Peryalis.