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.
Directed by
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Written by
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Massimo Girotti
Creonte
Maria Callas
Medea
Maria Cumani Quasimodo
(uncredited)
Sergio Tramonti
Apsirto, Medea's Brother
Laurent Terzieff
Chirone
Rossana Canghiari
Servant of Glauce (uncredited)
Rita Savagnone
Voice Dubbing: Maria Callas / Medea (voice) (uncredited)
Pino Colizzi
Voice Dubbing: Giuseppe Gentile / Jason (voice) (uncredited)