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Oedipus Rex

(1957)

January 6, 1957 1h 27m
65%
TMDB Score

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.

Tyrone Guthrie

Director

Top Billed Cast

DC

Douglas Campbell

Oedipus

ES

Eleanor Stuart

Jocasta

RG

Robert Goodier

Creon

DD

Donald Davis

Tiresias

DR

Douglas Rain

Messenger

WH

William Hutt

Chorus Leader

TVB

Tony Van Bridge

Man From Corinth

EH

Eric House

Shepherd / Old Priest

RC

Robert Christie

Chorus

TF

Ted Follows

Chorus

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