Drama
Oedipus the King
User Score5 votes
54%5.4/10
Release1968→
Runtime1H 37M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.
Principal Cast8
Christopher Plummer
Oedipus
Lilli Palmer
Jocasta
Richard Johnson
Creon
Orson Welles
Tiresias
Cyril Cusack
Messenger
Roger Livesey
Shepherd
Donald Sutherland
Chorus Leader
Friedrich von Ledebur
King Laius
Media1
Posters
Director
Philip Saville
Director →
Keywords
oedipusbased on play or musicalincestgreek tragedymother son incestmother son marriagejocastaincesto
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Countries:United Kingdom
Production:Crossroads World Film Services