Oedipus the King (1968)
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.
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Christopher Plummer as Oedipus |
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Lilli Palmer as Jocasta |
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Richard Johnson as Creon |
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Orson Welles as Tiresias |
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Cyril Cusack as Messenger |
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Roger Livesey as Shepherd |
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Donald Sutherland as Chorus Leader |
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Friedrich von Ledebur as King Laius |
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Dimos Starenios as Priest |
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Alexis Mann as Palace Official |
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Oenone Luke as Antigone |
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Cressida Luke as Xemene |
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Minos Argyrakis as Chorus |
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Manos Destounis as Chorus |
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George Dialegmenos as Chorus |
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Takis Emmanuel as Chorus |
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Alexandros Maniatakis as Chorus |
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Giorgos Oikonomou as Chorus |
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Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos as Chorus |
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Nikos Pashalidis as Chorus |
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Paul Roche as Chorus |
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Ahilleas Skordilis as Chorus |
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Kostas Themos as Chorus |
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Giorgos Zaifidis as Chorus |
| Writing | Philip Saville | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michael Luke | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Roche | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Sophocles | Theatre Play |
| Directing | Philip Saville | Director |
| Camera | Walter Lassally | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jani Christou | Original Music Composer |
