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Oedipus Rex

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6.3/10 • 8

1957-01-061h 27m

Drama

A Shattering Experience!

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.

Directors
Tyrone Guthrie
Writters
William Butler Yeats
Editors
William Butler Yeats, Richard C. Meyer

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  1. Douglas Campbell

    Douglas Campbell

    Oedipus

  2. Eleanor Stuart

    Eleanor Stuart

    Jocasta

  3. Robert Goodier

    Robert Goodier

    Creon

  4. Donald Davis

    Donald Davis

    Tiresias

  5. Douglas Rain

    Douglas Rain

    Messenger

  6. William Hutt

    William Hutt

    Chorus Leader

  7. Tony Van Bridge

    Tony Van Bridge

    Man From Corinth

  8. Eric House

    Eric House

    Shepherd / Old Priest

  9. Robert Christie

    Robert Christie

    Chorus

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
theater playoedipusgreek mythologyancient greecebased on myths, legends or folklorethebes