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Oedipus Rex

A Shattering Experience!

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Duration87 min.
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Release DateJan 6, 1957

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

Casts

Douglas Campbell

Douglas Campbell

Oedipus

Eleanor Stuart

Jocasta

Robert Goodier

Creon

Donald Davis

Tiresias

Douglas Rain

Douglas Rain

Messenger

William Hutt

William Hutt

Chorus Leader

Tony Van Bridge

Man From Corinth

Eric House

Shepherd / Old Priest

Robert Christie

Robert Christie

Chorus

Ted Follows

Ted Follows

Chorus

David Gardner

Chorus

Bruno Gerussi

Bruno Gerussi

Chorus

Richard Howard

Chorus

Roland Hewgill

Roland Hewgill

Chorus

William Shatner

William Shatner

Chorus

Edward Holmes

Chorus

Louis Negin

Louis Negin

Chorus

Neil Vipond

Chorus

Barbara Franklin

Antigone

Naomi Cameron

Ismene