National Theatre Live: Phèdre (7.8)

Movie · 2009 · 2 h 05 min · Drama

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. One of the first five episodes also released on terrestrial TV on a 2009 BBC TV series titled "National Theatre Live".

Directed by: Nicholas Hytner, Robin Lough

Starring Helen Mirren, Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Chipo Chung, John Shrapnel, Margaret Tyzack, Wendy Morgan, Stanley Townsend, Elliot Horne

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