Electra (1962 film)

Electra
Directed by	Michael Cacoyannis
Written by	Michael Cacoyannis
Based on	Electra 413 B.C. by Euripides
Produced by	Michael Cacoyannis
Starring	Irene Papas Giannis Fertis Aleka Katselli Manos Katrakis Notis Peryalis Fivos Razi Takis Emmanuel Theano Ioannidou Malaina Anousaki Theodoros Dimitriou Theodore Demetriou Elsie Pittas Petros Ampelas Kitty Arseni Thodoros Exarhos Elli Fotiou Afroditi Grigoriadou Kostas Kazakos
Cinematography	Walter Lassally
Edited by	Leonidas Antonakis
Music by	Mikis Theodorakis
Production company	Finos Film
Distributed by	Lopert Pictures Corporation (USA), United Artists (internationally [Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Argentina, Mexico])
Release date	1962 (1962)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

Electra (Greek: Ηλέκτρα Ilektra) is a 1962 Greek film based on the play Electra, written by Euripides. It was directed by Michael Cacoyannis, serving as the first installment of his "Greek tragedy" trilogy, followed by The Trojan Women in 1971 and Iphigenia in 1977. The film starred Irene Papas in the lead role as Elektra and Giannis Fertis as Orestis.