National Theatre Live: Phèdre

National Theatre Live: Phèdre - (2009)Released

Overview

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".

Genres

Drama

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

National Theatre

Spoken Languages

English

Release Date

2009-06-25

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Runtime

125 minutes

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