Film
Oedipus Rex
1957 · 1h 27m · Drama
A Shattering Experience!
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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.
Cast
Douglas Campbell
Oedipus
Eleanor Stuart
Jocasta
Robert Goodier
Creon
Donald Davis
Tiresias
Douglas Rain
Messenger
William Hutt
Chorus Leader
Tony Van Bridge
Man From Corinth
Eric House
Shepherd / Old Priest
Robert Christie
Chorus
Ted Follows
Chorus
David Gardner
Chorus
Bruno Gerussi
Chorus
Richard Howard
Chorus
Roland Hewgill
Chorus
William Shatner
Chorus
Edward Holmes
Chorus
Crew
- Tyrone GuthrieDirector
- William Butler YeatsWriter
- Leonid KipnisProducer
- Roger BarlowDirector of Photography
- Louis ApplebaumOriginal Music Composer
- Richard C. MeyerEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 6, 1957
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Drama
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