Oedipus the King

Name: Oedipus the King
Genre: Drama
Released: 1968
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6

1968 · 97 min

Drama

★ 6.0

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This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.

Crew

Director Philip Saville
Screenplay Michael Luke
Screenplay Philip Saville
Director of Photography Walter Lassally

Cast

Christopher Plummer
Oedipus
Lilli Palmer
Jocasta
Richard Johnson
Creon
Orson Welles
Tiresias
Cyril Cusack
Messenger
Roger Livesey
Shepherd
Donald Sutherland
Chorus Leader
Friedrich von Ledebur
King Laius
Dimos Starenios
Priest
A
Alexis Mann
Palace Official
O
Oenone Luke
Antigone
C
Cressida Luke
Xemene

Crew

Director — Philip Saville
Screenplay — Michael Luke
Screenplay — Philip Saville
Director of Photography — Walter Lassally

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