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Euripides: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Euripides has 5 books adapted into 5 TV shows and movies.
About Euripides's books on screen
Euripides has 5 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from -041 (including play). Together they have become 5 movies. The first adaptation was Phaedra (1962), and the most recent released one is Iphigenia (1977).
Euripides books with adaptations, in publication order
- Electra (-041) · adapted as Electra (1962)
- Medea · adapted as Medea (1969)
- The Trojan Women · adapted as The Trojan Women (1971)
- Iphigenia in Aulis · adapted as Iphigenia (1977)
- Hippolytus · adapted as Phaedra (1962)
TV shows and movies based on Euripides's books
- Iphigenia (movie, 1977)
- The Trojan Women (movie, 1971)
- Medea (movie, 1969)
- Electra (movie, 1962)
- Phaedra (movie, 1962)
Common questions
How many Euripides books have been made into movies or TV shows?
5 books have been adapted into 5 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Euripides adaptation?
Phaedra, released in 1962, a movie based on Hippolytus.
Is a new Euripides adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is Iphigenia.