Medea 54 years old

It's a movie about a woman who beheads her brother, stabs her children, and sends her lover's wife up in flames. For Maria Callas, it's a natural.

Medea

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.

Credits

Medea Cast

Name Character
Margareth Clémenti as Glauce
Luigi Barbini as Argonaut
Massimo Girotti He was 51, 84 years old when he died as King Kresus / Creonte
Laurent Terzieff He was 34, 75 years old when he died as Centaur
Paul Jabara He was 21, 44 years old when he died as Pelias
Maria Callas She was 46, 53 years old when she died as Medea
Sergio Tramonti He was 23, now 78 years old as Apsirto
Gerard Weiss as Second Centaur
Giuseppe Gentile He was 26, now 81 years old as Jason

Medea Crew

Name Department
Ennio Guarnieri as Director of Photography. He was 39 (88) years old when He died Camera
Euripides as Original Story. Writing
Nicola Tamburo as Construction Coordinator. Art
Pier Paolo Pasolini as Director. He was 47 (53) years old when He died Directing
Pier Paolo Pasolini as Writer. He was 47 (53) years old when He died Writing
Medea poster
Medea (54 years)

It's a movie about a woman who beheads her brother, stabs her children, and sends her lover's wife up in flames. For Maria Callas, it's a natural.

  • Release day: Wednesday, January 28, 1970
  • Runtime: 118 minutes