Electra
May 25 1962
•2h 50m
•Action, History, Drama
Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
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Irene Papas
Elektra
Notis Peryalis
Elektra's Husband
Takis Emmanuel
Pylades
Manos Katrakis
The Tutor
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