Medea poster

Medea poster

Medea

She sacrifices something she loves, to harm someone who perhaps she loves even more.

1989 1h 16m 6.5Movie

DramaTV Movie

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.

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Lars von Trier

Director

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Screenplay

Top Cast

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Jason

Kirsten Olesen

Kirsten Olesen

Medea

Henning Jensen

Henning Jensen

Kreon

Solbjørg Højfeldt

Solbjørg Højfeldt

Ammen

Preben Lerdorff Rye

Preben Lerdorff Rye

Paedragon

Baard Owe

Baard Owe

Aiceus

Ludmilla Glinska

Glauce

Vera Gebuhr

Vera Gebuhr

Aeldre Terne

Jonny Kilde

Store Dreng

Richard Kilde

Lille Dreng

Dick Kaysø

Dick Kaysø

Jasons Stemme

Mette Munk Plum

Mette Munk Plum

Glauces Stemme