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Iphigenia(Movie, 1977)

Original title: "Ιφιγένεια" (Greek/EL)
2h 7min | Genres: Action, Drama
IphigeniaRating: 3.5/5 (with 1414 votes)
Iphigenia (Greek: 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. Cacoyannis adapted the film, the third in his "Greek Tragedy" trilogy (after the release of Electra in 1962 and The Trojan Women in 1971), from his stage production of Euripides' play Iphigenia at Aulis. The film stars Tatiana Papamoschou as Iphigenia, Kostas Kazakos as Agamemnon and Irene Papas as Clytemnestra. The score was composed by Mikis Theodorakis. Iphigenia was nominated for one Oscar, Best Foreign Language Film. It was also nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. Iphigenia received the 1978 Belgian Femina Award and received the Best Film Award at the 1977 Thessaloniki Film Festival, where Tatiania Papam... ()
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Awards & Nominations for Iphigenia

Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

About Iphigenia

The Greek army is about to set sail to a great battle, but the winds refuse to blow. Their leader, King Agamemnon, seeks to provide better food, but accidentally slays a sacred deer. His punishment from the gods, the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia.

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Iphigenia (1977)(Trailer, 2:26)

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Additional Information

Production country: Greece
Plays in: Ancient Greece
Based on the work of: Euripides ("Iphigenia in Aulis")
Original language: Greek (EL)
Spoken languages: Greek (EL)
Translated into 13 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 09/10/1977
Appearing Characters: Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Menelaus, Iphigenia, Achilles, Odysseus, Calchas
Screenwriter: Michalis Cacoyannis
Film Editor: Michalis Cacoyannis
Director of Photography: Giorgos Arvanitis
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Ifigenia"
"Ифигения"
"Ifigênia"
"Ifigenia"
"Ifigenia"
"Ifigenia - jumalten kosto"
"Iphigenie"
"Ifigeneia"
"Ifigeneia en Avlidi"
"Ιφιγένεια"
"Ifigenia"
"Ifigenia"
"Ifigenia"
"Ифигения"
"Ифигения"
"Iphigeneia"
"Iphigenie"

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1977 Iphigenia

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:271746, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024