Les perses (1961)

31 Oct 1961 • Drama, History • 1h 8m

Movie adaptation of Aeschylus' oldest known tragedy: Persai. The play deals with the aftermath of the Persian defeat in the battle of Salamis (480 BC), which makes it the only Greek tragedy that deals with a real historical event.

Jean Prat
Director

Aeschylus
Writer

René Arrieu, Claude Martin, Maria Meriko
Starring

Language: French
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Country: France
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8.6

IMDb (36 votes)