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Phaedra

“A violent drama of profane love”

1962 · 1 h 55 min
Directed by Jules Dassin
DramaRomance

Cast

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Plot

A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra: the young and beautiful wife of a Greek shipping magnate falls for his son.

Sinekatalog’s take

Jules Dassin's drama, with Melina Mercouri, Anthony Perkins and Raf Vallone, is passionate and overripe, with a famous Bach organ sequence.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (2,183 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.