Film
The Gospel at Colonus
1985 · 1h 27m · Music
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- 8.2
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Overview
An African-American musical version of Sophocles's tragedy, Oedipus at Colonus. In 1985 PBS televised the original Brooklyn Academy of Music production, as presented by the American Music Theater Festival at the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia, as part of the Great Performances series.
Cast
Clarence Fountain
Oedipus
Isabell O'Connor
Antigone
Carl Lumbly
Theseus
Jevetta Steele
Ismene
Morgan Freeman
Messenger
The Soul Stirrers
Themselves
Crew
- Kirk BrowningDirector
- Lee BreuerDirector
- Yvonne SmithProducer
- David HornProducer
- Yvonne SmithExecutive Producer
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 8, 1985
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Music
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