Rent Iphigenia (1977)

Name: Iphigenia
Rating: 3.8

3.8 of 5 from 47 ratings

2h 7min

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After mistakenly slaying a sacred deer, Agamemnon is ordered to atone for his sin by the gods. In order for them to guarantee safe passage for his armies to Troy, he must make the ultimate sacrifice: the death of his beloved daughter, Iphigenia. Torn between family and country, he attempts to keep the details of the impossible ultimatum from his wife, Clytemnestra (Irene Papas, Z), choosing to deceive her while he wrestles with the implications of his decision, while those around him wait tensely for his answer.
A masterpiece of epic Greek storytelling, Iphigenia is the third film from Michael Cacoyannis (Zorba the Greek, Elektra) to be adapted from a Euripidean tragedy, and one of the director's most acclaimed and successful films, nominated for both the Palme D'or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Actors:: Irene Papas, Kostas Kazakos, Kostas Karras, Tatiana Papamoschou, Christos Tsagas, Panos Mihalopoulos, Angelos Yannoulis, Dimitri Aronis, Georges Vourvahakis, Eirini Koumarianou, Giorgos Oikonomou, Dimitris Kondogiannis, Yorgos Charalabidis, Tasos Lertas, Dimitris Mitsoulas, Dimitris Liagas, Mihalis Hairetis, Makis Mourselas, Vaios Triandafyllou, Mpampis Tsikliropoulos
Directors:: Mihalis Kakogiannis
Producers:: Mihalis Kakogiannis
Writers:: Mihalis Kakogiannis, Euripides
Aka:: Ifigenia
Genres:: Action & Adventure, Drama
Collections:: A Brief History of Film...
Countries:: Greece

BBFC:

Release Date:

23/02/2026

Run Time:

129 minutes

Languages:

Greek Mono

Subtitles:

English

Formats:

Pal

Aspect Ratio:

Widescreen 1.66:1

Colour:

Colour

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Bonus:

New interview with Greek film expert Dimitris Papanikolaou on Michael Cacoyannis (2025)
Archival interview with director Michael Cacoyannis and actress Irene Papas (1977)
Archival footage of press conference at 1977 Cannes Film Festival (1977)