Oedipus the King

  • Drama
6/1/1968
97

Storyline

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.

Director:
Philip Saville
Writers:
Philip Saville
Michael Luke
    • oedipus
    • based on play or musical
    • incest
    • greek tragedy
    • mother son incest
    • mother son marriage
    • jocasta

    Cast

    • 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
    • Dimos Starenios
      Priest
    • Alexis Mann
      Palace Official
    • Oenone Luke
      Antigone
    • Cressida Luke
      Xemene
    • Minos Argyrakis
      Chorus
    • Manos Destounis
      Chorus
    • George Dialegmenos
      Chorus
    • Takis Emmanuel
      Chorus

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