Phaedra ★★ 1961 Loose and updated adaptation of Euripides' "Hipploytus." Mercouri, the second wife of a rich Greek shipping magnate, is dispatched to London to convince her husband's adult son (Perkins) to come home to Greece. Mercouri and Perkins immediately begin a steamy affair but their return home brings problems for all. Dubbed. 116m/B VHS. GR FR Melina Mercouri, Anthony Perkins, Raf Vallone, Elizabeth Ercy; Cameos: Jules Dassin;
Director:
Jules Dassin;
Writer:
Jules Dassin, Margarita Liberaki;
Cameo:
Mikis Theodorakis.
