Movie·1989·1h 16m
Medea
She sacrifices something she loves, to harm someone who perhaps she loves even more.
Directed By
Lars von Trier
Country
Denmark
Language
Danish
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The Story
Medea after having helped the man she loves, Jason, and given him to birth two children, is driven into fury and vengeful madness after he decides to abandon her to become successor to the throne by marring Glauce, the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth.
Written By
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Cinematography
Sejr Brockmann
Music
Joachim Holbek
Editor
Finnur Sveinsson
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
81 votes
Where to watch
Region: DK
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// cast
Cast
Udo Kier
Jason
Kirsten Olesen
Medea
Henning Jensen
Kreon
Solbjørg Højfeldt
Ammen
Preben Lerdorff Rye
Paedragon
Baard Owe
Aiceus
Ludmilla Glinska
Glauce
Vera Gebuhr
Aeldre Terne
Jonny Kilde
Store Dreng
Richard Kilde
Lille Dreng
Dick Kaysø
Jasons Stemme
Mette Munk Plum
Glauces Stemme
// crew
Crew
Lars von Trier
Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Screenplay
Sejr Brockmann
Director of Photography
Joachim Holbek
Original Music Composer
Finnur Sveinsson
Editor
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