Electra (1962 film)

Electra
Directed by	Michael Cacoyannis
Produced by	Michael Cacoyannis
Written by	Michael Cacoyannis
Starring	Irene Papas Giannis Fertis Aleka Katselli Manos Katrakis Notis Peryalis Fivos Razi Takis Emmanuel Theano Ioannidou Malaina Anousaki Theodoros Dimitriou Elsie Pittas Petros Ampelas Kitty Arseni Thodoros Exarhos Elli Fotiou Afroditi Grigoriadou Kostas Kazakos
Music by	Mikis Theodorakis
Cinematography	Walter Lassally
Editing by	Leonidas Antonakis
Release date(s)	1962 (1962)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

Electra (Greek: Ilektra) is a 1962 Greek film based on the play, Electra, written by Euripides. It was directed by Michael Cacoyannis, as the first installement of his "Greek tragedy" trilogy, followed by The Trojan Women in 1971 and Iphigenia in 1977. It starred Irene Papas in the lead role as Elektra, and Yannis Fertis as Orestis.

Cast

• Irene Papas as Elektra
• Giannis Fertis as Orestes
• Aleka Katselli as Klytaemnistra
• Manos Katrakis as the tutor
• Notis Peryalis as Elektra's husband
• Fivos Razi as Aegisthus
• Takis Emmanuel as Pylades
• Theano Ioannidou as chorus leader
• Theodoros Dimitriou as Agamemnon
• Elsie Pittas as young Elektra
• Petros Ampelas as young Orestes

Awards

The film was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award of Best Cinematic Transposition. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

See also

• List of historical drama films
• Greek mythology in popular culture
• List of submissions to the 35th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

External links

• Electra (1962 film) at the Internet Movie Database