Medea (1959)
1h 40m
Running Time
October 12, 1959Release Date
Plot.
A betrayed queen takes a terrible revenge.
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Cast & Crew.
Judith Anderson
Medea
Aline MacMahon
The Nurse
Don McHenry
The Tutor
Colleen Dewhurst
First Woman of Corinth
Jacqueline Brookes
Second Woman of Corinth
Betty Miller
Third Woman of Corinth
Morris Carnovsky
Creon
Henry Brandon
Jason
Eric Berry
Aegeus
Michael Wager
Jason's Slave
José Quintero
Director
Wes Kenney
Director
Dick Smith
Makeup Artist
José Quintero
Director
David Susskind
Producer
H. Wesley Kenney
Director
Everett Melosh
Lighting Director
Michael Travis
Costume Design
Robinson Jeffers
Adaptation
Euripides
Original Story
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Medea is a 1959 American TV play. It is based on the adaptation of the play by Euripides. Judith Anderson plays the title role, which she had performed on stage since 1948.
It was the first in a series called Play of the Week on the TV station WTNA. David Susskind produced. The production budget for each show was around $35,000.