Oedipus Rex

Jan 6, 1957

1h 27m

★ 6.3

A Shattering Experience!

Overview

The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Oedipus Rex Productions

Oedipus Rex Trailers

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Cast

Oedipus

Douglas Campbell

Jocasta

Eleanor Stuart

Creon

Robert Goodier

Tiresias

Donald Davis

Messenger

Douglas Rain

Chorus Leader

William Hutt

Man From Corinth

Tony Van Bridge

Shepherd / Old Priest

Eric House

Chorus

Robert Christie

Chorus

Ted Follows

Chorus

David Gardner

Chorus

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