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Medea

1959 · 100 min

A stark, stagebound tragedy that plays like a slow, inexorable descent into ruin, carried by towering performance and dread.

Directed by
José Quintero, H. Wesley Kenney
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Judith Anderson, Aline MacMahon, Don McHenry
Overview
A betrayed queen takes a terrible revenge.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
José Quintero, H. Wesley Kenney
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Judith Anderson, Aline MacMahon, Don McHenry
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • revenge
    • betrayal
    • grief
    • power
    • fate
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight9

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    Details

    Genres
    tv movie, drama
    Directed by
    José Quintero, H. Wesley Kenney
    Starring
    Judith Anderson, Aline MacMahon, Don McHenry, Colleen Dewhurst, Jacqueline Brookes, Betty Miller, Morris Carnovsky, Henry Brandon
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    United States of America

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