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Medea

  • 1969
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
6.2K
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Maria Callas in Medea (1969)
ItalianSupernatural FantasyTragedyDramaFantasy

After his quest to retrieve the fabled Golden Fleece, Jason returns to Greece with powerful sorceress Medea. However, when the king banishes her, it's only human that Medea plots her furious... Read allAfter his quest to retrieve the fabled Golden Fleece, Jason returns to Greece with powerful sorceress Medea. However, when the king banishes her, it's only human that Medea plots her furious revenge. Can they escape her wrath?After his quest to retrieve the fabled Golden Fleece, Jason returns to Greece with powerful sorceress Medea. However, when the king banishes her, it's only human that Medea plots her furious revenge. Can they escape her wrath?

  • Director
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Writers
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Euripides
  • Stars
    • Maria Callas
    • Massimo Girotti
    • Laurent Terzieff
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    6.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Writers
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
      • Euripides
    • Stars
      • Maria Callas
      • Massimo Girotti
      • Laurent Terzieff
    • 35User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast24

    Maria Callas
    Maria Callas
    • Medea
    Massimo Girotti
    Massimo Girotti
    • Creonte
    Laurent Terzieff
    Laurent Terzieff
    • Chirone
    Giuseppe Gentile
    • Giasone
    Margareth Clémenti
    • Glauce
    • (as Margareth Clementi)
    Paul Jabara
    Paul Jabara
    • Pelias
    Gerard Weiss
    • Second centaur
    Sergio Tramonti
    • Apsirto, Medea's brother
    Luigi Barbini
    Luigi Barbini
    • Argonaut
    Gian Paolo Durgar
      Luigi Masironi
      • Jason at 5
      Michelangelo Masironi
      • Jason at 13
      Gianni Brandizi
      • Argonaut
      Franco Jacobbi
      • Argonaut
      Annamaria Chio
      • Wet-nurse
      • (as Anna Maria Chio)
      Piera Degli Esposti
      Piera Degli Esposti
      • Woman
      Mirella Pamphili
      Mirella Pamphili
        Graziella Chiarcossi
        Graziella Chiarcossi
        • Glauce's maid
        • Director
          • Pier Paolo Pasolini
        • Writers
          • Pier Paolo Pasolini
          • Euripides
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        User reviews35

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        • Trivia
          According to Richard Burton's diaries, Maria Callas very much wanted him to play Jason. Callas was despondent after her long-time lover, shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis, had dumped her for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and while Burton was sympathetic, he declined the role, thinking it "thankless".
        • Goofs
          When Jason speaks to the two centaurs, there is a mismatch in their shadows in the middle of the screen, indicating that the image is a composite.
        • Quotes
          • Creonte: You frighten me. I'm afraid for my daughter, and I tell you openly. Everyone here knows that as a barbarian who came from a foreign land, you're an expert in evil spirits. You are different from us, so we don't want you among us.
          • Medea: My knowledge of these things is very poor. And then, have you ever offended me? Only he is responsible - my husband. I am not hurt by your behavior. In fact, it seems fair. I am not even hurt by your happiness. Go ahead with the wedding. Be happy. I just ask a single favor for myself. Don't banish me. Let me stay here. I'll bow my head before those stronger than myself.
          • Creonte: Your words are sweet and human. But it's impossible to see into the depths of one's soul.
        • Connections
          Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)

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        Details

        • Release date
          • January 28, 1970 (France)
        • Countries of origin
          • Italy
          • France
          • West Germany
        • Language
          • Italian
        • Also known as
          • Медея
        • Filming locations
          • Cappadocia, Turkey
        • Production companies
          • San Marco
          • Les Films Number One
          • Janus Film und Fernsehen
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        Box office

        • Gross worldwide
          • $689
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        Tech specs

        • Runtime
          • 1h 58m(118 min)
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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