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Oedipus Rex  (1957)
A Shattering Experience!


6.3|6 Jan, 1957|87 min
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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.
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Keywords
theater play
oedipus
greek mythology
ancient greece
based on myths, legends or folklore
thebes

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
Gertrude Tyas
Nurse
Bruce Swerdfager
Chorus
Grant Reddick
Chorus
James Manser
Chorus
Roland Bull
Chorus

Crews

Tyrone Guthrie
Tyrone Guthrie
Director
William Butler Yeats
Writer
Sophocles
Sophocles
Original Story
Leonid Kipnis
Producer
Joseph Champagne
Joseph Champagne
Sound
Tom Patterson
Associate Producer
Arthur Price
Art Direction
Richard C. Meyer
Editor
Sam Friedman
Associate Producer
Roger Barlow
Cinematography
Roger Barlow
Director of Photography
Louis Applebaum
Original Music Composer

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