Maya is a jet-setting Greek actress who returns to her homeland to undertake the role of Medea. Searching for inspiration and clues as to how a mother could kill the children she loves, Maya discovers Brenda, a Bible-spouting American woman serving time in an Athens prison for that very crime.
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Melina Mercouri
Maya / Medea
Known for
Topkapi
Never on Sunday
Ellen Burstyn
Brenda Collins
Known for
Requiem for a Dream
The Exorcist
Andréas Voutsinas
Kostas
Known for
The Producers
The Big Blue
Despo Diamantidou
Maria
Known for
Love and Death
Never on Sunday
Dimitris Papamichael
Dimitris / Jason
Known for
Never on Sunday
Giannis Voglis
Edward
Also in
Girls in the Sun
Peter and Paul
Faidon Georgitsis
Ronny
Known for
Never on Sunday
Betty Valasi
Margaret
Also in
The Hunters
The Shine
Andreas Filippides
Stathis
Known for
Summer Lovers
Irene Emirza
Diana
Also in
Anna's Engagement
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
Panos Papaioannou
Manos
Also in
Που πας χωρίς αγάπη
Μια γυναίκα φεύγει
Kostas Arzoglou
Bible Student
Also in
Dyed Red Hair
O episkeptis tis omihlis
Jules Dassin Director · Euripides Author Yannis Markopoulos Composer
United States release August 1, 1978 · Produced in Greece, Switzerland, United States · Languages English, German, Greek
Production
Greece · Switzerland · United States
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Languages
Original title
Κραυγή Γυναικών
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
English · German · Greek
Release dates
France · May 21, 1978
Limited theatrical · Cannes Film Festival
United States · August 1, 1978
Theatrical
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