Oedipus the King

1h 37m
Drama
5.4

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.

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
Alexandros Maniatakis
Chorus
Giorgos Oikonomou
Chorus
Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos
Chorus
Nikos Pashalidis
Chorus
Paul Roche
Chorus
Ahilleas Skordilis
Chorus
Kostas Themos
Chorus
Giorgos Zaifidis
Chorus

Crew

Philip Saville
Director, Screenplay
Michael Luke
Screenplay
Walter Lassally
Director of Photography
Jani Christou
Original Music Composer
Paul Roche
Theatre Play
Sophocles
Theatre Play

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