Medea

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

Categories: Drama, TV 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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1989-08-08
Run time: 76 minute / 1:16
Director: Lars von Trier
Writer: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Production Company : DR
Production Country: Denmark

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Udo Kier
as Jason
Kirsten Olesen
as Medea
Henning Jensen
as Kreon
Solbjørg Højfeldt
as Ammen
Preben Lerdorff Rye
as Paedragon
Baard Owe
as Aiceus
Ludmilla Glinska
as Glauce
Vera Gebuhr
as Aeldre Terne
Jonny Kilde
as Store Dreng
Richard Kilde
as Lille Dreng
Dick Kaysø
as Jasons Stemme
Mette Munk Plum
as Glauces Stemme
Directing
Lars von Trier Director

Writing
Euripides Theatre Play
Carl Theodor Dreyer Screenplay
Lars von Trier Adaptation
Preben Thomsen Adaptation

Camera
Sejr Brockmann Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up
Annelise Bailey Costume Design
Birgit Mortensen Makeup Artist
Lis Olsson Makeup Artist

Art
Søren Schwartzberg Props

Crew
Søren Buus Special Effects
Benedicte Rosenkrantz Stunts

Camera
Peter Munch Grip
Finn Vest Assistant Camera

Production
Vibeke Gad Production Assistant

Sound
Joachim Holbek Original Music Composer

Editing
Finnur Sveinsson Editor





















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