Phaedra (1962)
Directed by Jules Dassin · 116 min · Drama, Romance
7.1 TOPICAL score · #5,924 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. The young and fiery second wife of an extremely wealthy shipping magnate meets her estranged stepson Alexis and sparks immediately fly. Their love seems doomed from the beginning when she convinces him to come to Paris to meet his father.
Phaedra (1962, directed by Jules Dassin) has a TOPICAL score of 7.1 - ranked 5,924 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 20% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.7/10 (43 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 13 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics20% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 5.7/10 (43 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 13 languages
- Still read2,385 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Melina Mercouri (actor #1,117), Anthony Perkins (actor #525), Raf Vallone (actor #1,293), Élisabeth Ercy