In "Alexander the Great" (1956), Andrejew successfully used existing elements of primitive Spanish architecture to create the richness and glory of ancient Greece and Persia in far more authentic way, than the plaster and plywood decorations in similar Hollywood films of the time. Andrejew's ideas were continued a decade later in the mythological films directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, "Edipo re" (Oedipus Rex, 1967) with the production design by Luigi Scaccianoce, and "Medea" (1969) with the production design by Dante Ferretti.