Phaedra (film)

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Phaedra
Directed by	Jules Dassin
Written by	Jules Dassin Margarita Liberaki[1]
Based on	Hippolytus 428 B.C. play by Euripides[1]
Produced by	Jules Dassin[1]
Starring	Melina Mercouri Anthony Perkins
Cinematography	Jacques Natteau[1]
Edited by	Roger Dwyre[1]
Music by	Mikis Theodorakis[1]
Production companies	Jorilie Melinafilm[1]
Distributed by	Lopert Pictures Corporation[1]
Release date	October 18, 1962 (1962-10-18) (New York City)[1]
Running time	115 minutes[1]
Countries	United States France Greece[1]
Languages	English Greek
Budget	$900,000[2]

Phaedra (Greek: Φαίδρα) is a 1962 American-Greek drama film directed by Jules Dassin as a vehicle for his partner (and future wife) Melina Mercouri, after her worldwide hit Never on Sunday.

The film was the fourth collaboration between Dassin and Mercouri, who took the title role. Greek writer Margarita Liberaki adapted Euripides' Hippolytus into a melodrama concerning the rich society of ship owners and their families, but still containing some of the tragic elements of the ancient drama. The film is set in Paris, London, and the Greek island of Hydra.