Description |
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
Series |
MGM world films |
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World films (MGM Home Entertainment Inc.)
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System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer, NTSC. |
Cast |
Eirēnē Pappa, Kōstas Kazakōs, Kōstas Karras, Tatiana Papamoschou. |
Credits |
Music, Mikis Theodorakis ; photograpy, Giorgos Arvanitēs ; editors, Michalēs Kakogiannēs, Takis Giannopoulos. |
Note |
Based on Euripides' tragedy. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1977. |
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"MGM DVD"--Container. |
Summary |
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. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Language |
In Greek or dubbed Spanish dialogue, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Euripides -- Film adaptations.
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Agamemnon (Greek mythology) -- Drama.
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Clytemnestra (Greek mythology) -- Drama.
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Iphigenia (Greek mythology) -- Drama.
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Fathers and daughters -- Greece -- Drama.
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Human sacrifice -- Greece -- Drama.
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Sacrilege -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Epic films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Cacoyannis, Michael. Director. Screenwriter. Producer.
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Papas, Irene. Actor.
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Kazakos, Kōstas, 1935-2022. Actor.
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Carras, Costa, 1938- Actor.
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Papamoschou, Tatiana. Actor.
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Euripides.
Iphigenia in Aulis.
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Hellēniko Kentro Kinēmatographou.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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Note |
Title from optional English subtitles: Iphigenia |
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Also known as: Ifigeneia |
Standard No. |
027616082640 50 |
Music No. |
108264 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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