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Medea

6.619691h 58mMovieDramaFantasy

Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.

DirectorPier Paolo Pasolini
WriterPier Paolo Pasolini
ProducersMarina Cicogna·Franco Rossellini

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Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
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Cast · Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

MCMaria Callas
Maria Callas
Medea
MGMassimo Girotti
Massimo Girotti
Creonte
LTLaurent Terzieff
Laurent Terzieff
Chirone
GGGiuseppe Gentile
Giuseppe Gentile
Giasone
MCMargareth Clémenti
Margareth Clémenti
Glauce
PJPaul Jabara
Paul Jabara
Pelias
GW
Gerard Weiss
Second Centaur
STSergio Tramonti
Sergio Tramonti
Apsirto, Medea's Brother
LB
Luigi Barbini
Argonaut
GD
Gian Paolo Durgar
LM
Luigi Masironi
Jason at 5
MM
Michelangelo Masironi
Jason at 13

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Medea — streaming FAQ

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Medea is streaming on Criterion Channel in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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