The Sons of Medea

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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