The Sons of Medea
1959 · TV Movie
The sons of Medea are an Italian "teledramma", broadcast live on 9 June 1959 on the National Program. It became a sensational media event because many viewers, not realizing it was a fiction, perceived the event as real
Directed by Anton Giulio Majano · Written by Vladimiro Cajoli
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Alida Valli Medea / Alida Valli -
Enrico Maria Salerno Enrico Maria Salerno -
Ferruccio De Ceresa Professor Vailati -
Tino Bianchi Dottor Vinciguerra -
Rita Savagnone Afrodite - E Elio Lo Cascio Eros
- M Marta Melocco Calciope
- E Elvira Betrone La vecchia signora
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Tullio Altamura Lo psichiatra
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