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Oedipus the King  (1968)


5.5|1 Jun, 1968|97 min
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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.
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Keywords
oedipus
based on play or musical
incest
greek tragedy
mother son incest
mother son marriage
jocasta

Casts

Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer
Oedipus
Lilli Palmer
Lilli Palmer
Jocasta
Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
Creon
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Tiresias
Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
Messenger
Roger Livesey
Roger Livesey
Shepherd
Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
Chorus Leader
Friedrich von Ledebur
Friedrich von Ledebur
King Laius
Dimos Starenios
Dimos Starenios
Priest
Alexis Mann
Palace Official
Oenone Luke
Antigone
Cressida Luke
Xemene
Minos Argyrakis
Chorus
Manos Destounis
Manos Destounis
Chorus
George Dialegmenos
George Dialegmenos
Chorus
Takis Emmanuel
Takis Emmanuel
Chorus
Alexandros Maniatakis
Chorus
Giorgos Oikonomou
Giorgos Oikonomou
Chorus
Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos
Chorus
Nikos Pashalidis
Nikos Pashalidis
Chorus
Paul Roche
Chorus
Ahilleas Skordilis
Chorus
Kostas Themos
Chorus
Giorgos Zaifidis
Giorgos Zaifidis
Chorus

Crews

Philip Saville
Philip Saville
Screenplay
Michael Luke
Screenplay
Paul Roche
Theatre Play
Sophocles
Sophocles
Theatre Play
Philip Saville
Philip Saville
Director
Walter Lassally
Walter Lassally
Director of Photography
Jani Christou
Original Music Composer

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