Elektra [videorecording] / o Michadēs Kakogiannēs paroysiazei.
2002
PN1997 .E443 2002
Available at DVDs
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Details
Title
Elektra [videorecording] / o Michadēs Kakogiannēs paroysiazei.
Variant Title
Title on disc: Electra
ISBN
0792852036
9780792852032
9780792852032
Publication Details
Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment Inc., [2002]
Language
English
Language Note
Greek, English and French language tracks with optional subtitles in English, Spanish and French.
Closed captioned.
Closed captioned.
Description
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
027616867865
Call Number
PN1997 .E443 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.45
Distributor No.
1002585 MGM Home Entertainment
Summary
Desolation and despair reign supreme in the kingdom of Mycenae. The great Agamemnon has been brutally murdered; his son Orestes has fled and his daughter Electra has been imprisoned within the walls of the castle. All hope seems lost until the sacred oracle speaks and replaces Electra's broken spirit with an unquenchable desire for justice and bloody vengeance.
Note
Based on the play by Euripides.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962.
Widescreen format.
Academy Award nominee: Best Foreign Language Film, 1962.
Bonus feature: original theatrical trailer.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962.
Widescreen format.
Academy Award nominee: Best Foreign Language Film, 1962.
Bonus feature: original theatrical trailer.
Access Note
Authorized for private home use only.
Credits
Screenplay, Michael Cacoyannis ; music, Mikis Theodorakis ; director of photography, Walter Lassally.
Performer
Eirēnē Papa, Giannēs Phertēs, Aleka Katselē, Theanō Iōannidou, Notēs Pergialēs.
Cast
Eirēnē Papa, Giannēs Phertēs, Aleka Katselē, Theanō Iōannidou, Notēs Pergialēs.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note
DVD, Region 1; Dolby.
Added Author
Added Corporate Author
Series
World films (MGM Home Entertainment Inc.)
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