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Oedipus the King
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6.0This 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.
Released: 1968-06-0197 minDir: Philip SavilleDrama
Cast
- Christopher Plummer as Oedipus
- Lilli Palmer as Jocasta
- Richard Johnson as Creon
- Orson Welles as Tiresias
- Cyril Cusack as Messenger
- Roger Livesey as Shepherd
Themes
- oedipus
- based on play or musical
- incest
- greek tragedy
- mother son incest
- mother son marriage
- jocasta
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Oedipus Rex
- Director
- Philip Saville
- Cast member
- Christopher Plummer
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Walter Lassally
- FilmAffinity ID
- 191735
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- publication date
- 1968-01-01
- title
- Oedipus the King
- after a work by
- Sophocles
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