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National Theatre Live: Phèdre

Drama
125 mins
9.5
2009

Description

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.

Casts:

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

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