National Theatre Live: Phèdre
"The result is carnage."
2009
2h 5m
7.8
GB
Drama
Overview
A new English adaptation of the classic French tragedy Phèdre by Jean Racine (1639-1699). It retells the ancient Greek tale of the wife of the Atenian King Theseus, who conceived a forbidden love for his son (by an earlier wife) Hyppolytus. All ends badly for all.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
National Theatre
Key Crew
Robin Lough
Director
Nicholas Hytner
Director
Cast
Helen Mirren
Phèdre
Dominic Cooper
Hippolytus
Ruth Negga
Aricia
Chipo Chung
Ismene
John Shrapnel
Théramène
Margaret Tyzack
Oenone
Wendy Morgan
Panope
Stanley Townsend
Theseus
E
Elliot Horne
Phèdre's Son
