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Electra (1962 film)

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Electra (Ηλέκτρα Ilektra) is a 1962 Greek film based on the play Electra, written by Euripides. [1]

23 relations: Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Aegisthus, Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Electra, Electra (Euripides play), Euripides, Giannis Fertis, Greek chorus, Greek mythology in popular culture, Iphigenia (film), Irene Papas, List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, List of historical period drama films and series set in Near Eastern and Western civilization, List of submissions to the 35th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, Manos Katrakis, Michael Cacoyannis, Mikis Theodorakis, Orestes, Pylades, Thessaloniki Festival of Greek Cinema, Walter Lassally, 1962 Cannes Film Festival.

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

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Aegisthus

Aegisthus (Αἴγισθος; also transliterated as Aigisthos) is a figure in Greek mythology.

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Agamemnon

In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων, Ἀgamémnōn) was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra and the father of Iphigenia, Electra or Laodike (Λαοδίκη), Orestes and Chrysothemis.

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Clytemnestra

Clytemnestra (Κλυταιμνήστρα, Klytaimnḗstra) was the wife of Agamemnon and queen of Mycenae (or sometimes Argos) in ancient Greek legend.

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Electra

In Greek mythology, Elektra (Ēlektra "amber") was the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus princess of Argos.

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Electra (Euripides play)

Euripides' Electra (Ἠλέκτρα, Ēlektra) is a play probably written in the mid 410s BC, likely before 413 BC.

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Euripides

Euripides (Εὐριπίδης) was a tragedian of classical Athens.

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Giannis Fertis

Giannis Fertis (born 25 August 1938) is a Greek actor.

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Greek chorus

A Greek chorus, or simply chorus (χορός, khoros) in the context of Ancient Greek tragedy, comedy, satyr plays, and modern works inspired by them, is a homogeneous, non-individualised group of performers, who comment with a collective voice on the dramatic action.

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Greek mythology in popular culture

Elements of Greek mythology have appeared many times in culture and pop culture.

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Iphigenia (film)

Iphigenia (Ιφιγένεια) is a 1977 Greek film directed by Michael Cacoyannis, based on the Greek myth of Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who was ordered by the goddess Artemis to be sacrificed.

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Irene Papas

Irene Papas or Irene Pappas (Ειρήνη Παππά; born 3 September 1926) is a retired Greek actress and occasional singer, who has starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years.

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List of Greek submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Greece has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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List of historical period drama films and series set in Near Eastern and Western civilization

The historical period drama is a film genre in which stories are based upon historical events and famous people.

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List of submissions to the 35th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

The following 13 films, all from different countries, were submitted for the 35th Academy Awards (1963) in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Manos Katrakis

Emmanuel "Manos" Katrakis (Εμμανουήλ (Μάνος) Κατράκης; 14 August 1908 – 3 September 1984) was a Greek actor of theater and film.

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Michael Cacoyannis

Michael Cacoyannis (Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης, Michalis Kakogiannis; 11 June 192225 July 2011) was a Greek Cypriot filmmaker, best known for his 1964 film Zorba the Greek.

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Mikis Theodorakis

Michael "Mikis" Theodorakis (Μιχαήλ (Μίκης) Θεοδωράκης; born 29 July 1925) is a Greek songwriter and composer who has written over 1000 songs.

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Orestes

In Greek mythology, Orestes (Ὀρέστης) was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon.

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Pylades

In Greek mythology, Pylades (Πυλάδης) is the son of King Strophius of Phocis and of Anaxibia, who is the daughter of Atreus and sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus.

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Thessaloniki Festival of Greek Cinema

The Thessaloniki Film Festival started in 1960 and at the beginning comprised exclusively Greek films.

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Walter Lassally

Walter Lassally (18 December 1926 – 23 October 2017) was a German-born British-Greek cinematographer.

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1962 Cannes Film Festival

The 15th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 23 May 1962.

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Elektra (1962 film), Elektra (1962 movie).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra_(1962_film)

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