The Persians

The Persians (1961)

October 31st, 19611h 8min

History, TV Movie
0%

Overview

Les Perses (The Persians) is a French TV movie adaptation of Aeschylus' oldest known tragedy, Πέρσαι (Persai). It was originally broadcasted in October 31, 1961. The play deals with the aftermath of the Persian defeat in the battle of Salamis (480 BC), which makes it the only Greek tragedy that deals with a real historical event.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Cleopatra

Cleopatra


Released on: 1963-06-12
Drama, History, Romance

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar ...

Sticks and Bones

Sticks and Bones


Released on: 1973-08-17
TV Movie, Drama

A young man returns home from Vietnam blind. He is very bitter about the war and alienates his famil...

Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical

Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical


Released on: 2025-05-01
Music, Western, History, Crime, Romance, Drama

Filmed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane during its two scheduled performances on January 17-18, 2022,...

Alexander

Alexander


Released on: 2004-11-21
War, History, Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeatin...

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday


Released on: 1971-10-23
Drama, Fantasy, Romance, TV Movie

Death takes a human form and visits Earth to try to find out why humans want so desperately to cling...

Raz, dva, tri

Raz, dva, tri


Released on: 1985-01-01
Comedy, TV Movie

The Travelling Players

The Travelling Players


Released on: 1975-07-01
Drama, War, History

This expansive Greek drama follows a troupe of theater actors as they perform around their country d...

Esther

Esther


Released on: 1999-03-29
Adventure, Drama, TV Movie

Esther, the beautiful queen of Persia, intervenes to save the Jewish people from a bloody massacre.

Chasing Two Hares

Chasing Two Hares


Released on: 2003-12-25
Comedy, TV Movie, Romance

Tonya Korovyak dreams of being a superstar. Dreams of fame, fans, applause and a white limousine bec...

The King and I

The King and I


Released on: 1956-06-29
Music, Romance, History

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many chil...

1776

1776


Released on: 1972-11-09
Drama, History

Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental r...

One Night with the King

One Night with the King


Released on: 2006-10-10
Drama, History

In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new...

The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George


Released on: 1994-12-28
Comedy, Drama, History

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788...

Henry V

Henry V


Released on: 1989-10-05
War, Drama, History

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of ...

After the Fall

After the Fall


Released on: 1974-01-02
Drama, TV Movie

Adaptation of Arthur Miller's semi-autobiographical play about Quentin, a Jewish intellectual from N...

Kubo

Kubo


Released on: 1965-01-01
TV Movie, Drama, Comedy

Henry V

Henry V


Released on: 1944-11-24
History, Drama, War

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of...

The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest


Released on: 1955-05-30
Drama, TV Movie

Gabrielle Maple works in a dusty desert gas station-café, but yearns for the life of an artist in Fr...

The Crucible

The Crucible


Released on: 1996-11-27
Drama, History

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 w...

Bent

Bent


Released on: 1997-11-26
Drama, History, Romance

Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for h...