Electra, My Love

Electra, My Love

1974 · 74 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama, Fantasy

It has been fifteen years since the death of her father, Agamemnon, and Elektra still burns with hatred for Aegisztosz, who conspired with Elektra's mother to kill him.

Directed by Miklós Jancsó · Written by Gyula Hernádi

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