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Synopsis. 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.
Oedipus the King is a 1968 British film adaptation of the Sophoclean tragedy Oedipus Rex, directed and co-written by Philip Saville.It stars Christopher Plummer as the title character, Orson Welles as Tiresias, Lilli Palmer as Jocasta, Richard Johnson as Creon and Donald Sutherland as the leading member of the Chorus, though the latter's voice was dubbed by Valentine Dyall.
The most unusual motion picture ever produced.The story of Oedipus’ gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed...
- 88 min
- 139,4K
- Cult Cinema Classics
Tyrone Guthrie Director. Abraham Polonsky Director. William Hutt Cast. Sophocles Screenplay. William Butler Yeats Screenplay. Roger Barlow Cinematography. Louis Applebaum Music. Leonid Kipnis Producer. Douglas Rain Cast.
Year: 1957. Original title: Oedipus Rex. Synopsis: The land ruled by King Oedipus is plagued by ill-fortune and the people are promised relief by the gods if the slayer of the former king is apprehended and punished. This does not bode well for King Oedipus and his Queen.You can watch Oedipus Rex through on the platforms:
