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Oedipus Rex

1967 · 1h 45m · Drama

Pasolini’s Terrifying… Compassionate… Magnificent…

IMDb
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes
89%

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Overview

In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Oedipus, and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Oedipus that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he flees Corinth and his supposed parents - only to get into a fight and kill an older man on the road…

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Cast

Franco Citti

Franco Citti

Oedipus

Silvana Mangano

Silvana Mangano

Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)

Alida Valli

Alida Valli

Merope, Queen of Corinth

Carmelo Bene

Carmelo Bene

Creon

Julian Beck

Julian Beck

Tiresias

Luciano Bartoli

Luciano Bartoli

Laius, King of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young father)

Francesco Leonetti

Francesco Leonetti

Servo di Laio

Ahmed Belhachmi

Polybus, King of Corinth

Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia

Sacerdote

Giandomenico Davoli

Pastore di Polibo

Ninetto Davoli

Ninetto Davoli

Angelo

Laura Betti

Laura Betti

Jocasta's Maid (uncredited)

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Pier Paolo Pasolini

High Priest (uncredited)

Isabel Ruth

Isabel Ruth

Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb (uncredited)

Crew

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Details

Release date
September 7, 1967
Status
Released
Original language
Italian
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
16
Genres
Drama

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