Iphigenia [1977 film]

by Michael Cacoyannis (Director, Screenwriter)

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Commander Agamemnon stands ready to launch his infamous thousand ships to retrieve the beautiful Helen of Troy. As the wind refuses to blow, a priest condemns him for sacrilege, and the powerful general is pressured to sacrific his daughter to save the states. Threatened and tormented, Agamemnon is faced with sending his child like a lamb to the slaugher and betraying his wife.

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Arvanitis, Giorgos (Cinematographer)
Euripides (Original play)
Papas, Irene (Actor)

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Canonical title
Iphigenia [1977 film]
Original title
Ιφιγένεια
Original publication date
1977-10-01
People/Characters
Clytemnestra; Iphigenia; Agamemnon; Menelaus; Odysseus; Achilles (show all 7); Calchas
Important places
Ancient Greece; Greece
Important events
Classical Antiquity; Trojan War
Related movies
Iphigenia (1977 | IMDb)
Original language
Greek

Classifications

DDC/MDS
791.43Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsPublic performancesMotion pictures, radio, television, podcastingMotion pictures
LCC
PN1995.9 .M45 .I64544653Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)DramaMotion pictures

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