Eileen Atkins stares into your soul for 83 minutes. You will blink first.
Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Acting
Atkins' Electra is feral grief incarnate.
Direction
Lindsay-Hogg's tight framing traps you with them.
Director
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on PBS's Great Performances before limited theatrical release—essentially prestige TV before streaming existed.
Atkins originated this Electra on stage in 1964; this film preserves her legendary performance for posterity.
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