Phaedra
The powerful Greek shipowner and constructor Thanos proposes to marry Phaedra during the baptism of a ship with her name. Phaedra, who is the daughter of Thanos'greatest competitor, is a bored woman and has a son from her first marriage. Thanos gives an expensive ring to Phaedra and soon he learns that his estranged son from his first marriage, Alexis, has left the University of Economics in London to dedicate to paint. Thanos asks Phaedra to travel to London to bring Alexis to meet him in Greece. When Phaedra meets Alexis, she falls in love with her stepson and seduces him. Their doomed love affair leads the family to a tragedy.
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HD
Drama
1962
115 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Phaedra
- Duration : 115 min
- Languages : English, Greek
- Writers : Margarita Lymberaki (screenplay), Jules Dassin, Margarita Lymberaki (original scenario)
- Directors : Jules Dassin min
- Imdb : 7.2 (860 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3 (108 votes)
- Actors : Melina Mercouri, Anthony Perkins, Raf Vallone, Elizabeth Ercy
Movie Storyline
The powerful Greek shipowner and constructor Thanos proposes to marry Phaedra during the baptism of a ship with her name. Phaedra, who is the daughter of Thanos'greatest competitor, is a bored woman and has a son from her first marriage. Thanos gives an expensive ring to Phaedra and soon he learns that his estranged son from his first marriage, Alexis, has left the University of Economics in London to dedicate to paint. Thanos asks Phaedra to travel to London to bring Alexis to meet him in Greece. When Phaedra meets Alexis, she falls in love with her stepson and seduces him. Their doomed love affair leads the family to a tragedy.