Phaedra
Born Today
Home / Phaedra

Phaedra

Duration:
115 min
Genres:
Drama
IMDB rate:
7.2
Director:
Jules Dassin
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations
Details
Country: France
Filming Locations: Chelsea Embankment, Chelsea, London, England, UK
Cast
Actor
Character
Melina Mercouri
Phaedra
Anthony Perkins
Alexis
Elizabeth Ercy
Ercy (as Elisabeth Ercy)
Tzavalas Karousos
(as T. Karoussos)
Zorz Sarri
Ariadne
Andreas Filippides
Andreas (as Andreas Philippides)
Olympia Papadouka
Anna
Stelios Vokovich
Stravos
Nikos Tzogias
Felere (as Nicos Tzoyas)
Depi Martini
Heleni (as Depy Martini)
Alexis Pezas
Dimitri
Tasso Kavadia
Kostas Baladimas
Dimo (as Dimos Baladinas)
Faidon Georgitsis
Giannis Bertos
(as Yannis Bertos)
Phedon Papamichael
(as Phaedon Papamichael)
George Txanis
Giorgos Panjas
E. Zachariades
Elisabeth Mottet
Marc Bohan
Himself (uncredited)
Jules Dassin
Christo (uncredited)
Giorgos Karoussos
The Old Man (uncredited)
Lillia Ralli
Herself (uncredited)
Goofs
When Alexis goes to get the car from the garage toward the end of the movie, there is a very evident dent near the door handle. The dent is not evident when he gets out of the car in the next scene.
Share this
Quotes
Phaedra: Don't come to Greece.
Share this
Alexis: Phaedra... please, help me... let me go.
Share this
Alexis: That's a good girl...!
Share this
Faq
Q
Is "Phaedra" based on a book?
A
Phaedra is based on the ancient Greek story of Hippolytus as written by Greek tragedist Euripides [c.480BC - 406BC], in which Phaedra, daughter of Minos and wife of Theseus, falls in love with Theseus' son Hippolytus. The tale was adapted into a contemporary story by Greek writer Margarita Lymberaki.
Q
How does the movie end?
A
The S.S. Phaedra is shipwrecked in a storm off the coast of Norway. As Thanos (Raf Vallone) awaits the list of the nonsurvivors, Phaedra (Melina Mercouri) takes this time to tell him that she has been in love with Alexis (Anthony Perkins) since they were in Paris together. Enraged, Thanos slaps Alexis' face until his cheeks are bloody and then kicks him out. Alexis goes into the garage to clean his wounds. Phaedra comes in and starts kissing him. Alexis tells Phaedra that he wants her to die, jumps in his Aston Martin, and begins driving wildly along the cliff roads while singing along with Bach and screaming about Phaedra, until he swerves to avoid hitting a truck headon and goes crashing over the cliff. Phaedra returns to her bedroom, showers, puts on a nightgown, and downs a bottle of sleeping pills while helped by her faithful attendant Anna (Olympia Papadouka). As Thanos finally reads the list of the dead crewmen, four men carry in Alexis' body and Phaedra lies in her bed...dead.
Q
A Note Regarding Spoilers
A
The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
Share this
Photos from cast
Raf Vallone
Popular Celebrities
dolphin archetype aesthetic dolphin png dolphins clipart ocean animal clip art