Release Date

25 Jun, 2009

Runtime

02:05: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The result is carnage.

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.

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Actors

Helen Mirren

Dominic Cooper

Ruth Negga

Chipo Chung

John Shrapnel

Margaret Tyzack

Wendy Morgan

Stanley Townsend

Elliot Horne

Crew

Robin Lough

Nicholas Hytner

Wayne Ratcliffe

Harry Guthrie

Jean Racine

Adam Cork

Paule Constable

Bob Crowley

Beverley Binda

Nicholas Hytner