Oedipus Rex (1957)
The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.
Director: Tyrone Guthrie
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Douglas Campbell as Oedipus |
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Eleanor Stuart as Jocasta |
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Robert Goodier as Creon |
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Donald Davis as Tiresias |
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Douglas Rain as Messenger |
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William Hutt as Chorus Leader |
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Tony Van Bridge as Man From Corinth |
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Eric House as Shepherd / Old Priest |
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Robert Christie as Chorus |
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Ted Follows as Chorus |
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David Gardner as Chorus |
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Bruno Gerussi as Chorus |
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Richard Howard as Chorus |
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Roland Hewgill as Chorus |
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William Shatner as Chorus |
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Edward Holmes as Chorus |
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Louis Negin as Chorus |
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Neil Vipond as Chorus |
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Barbara Franklin as Antigone |
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Naomi Cameron as Ismene |
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Gertrude Tyas as Nurse |
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Bruce Swerdfager as Chorus |
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Grant Reddick as Chorus |
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James Manser as Chorus |
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Roland Bull as Chorus |
| Directing | Tyrone Guthrie | Director |
| Writing | William Butler Yeats | Writer |
| Writing | Sophocles | Original Story |
| Production | Leonid Kipnis | Producer |
| Production | Sam Friedman | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tom Patterson | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Roger Barlow | Cinematography |
| Editing | Richard C. Meyer | Editor |
| Art | Arthur Price | Art Direction |
| Sound | Joseph Champagne | Sound |
| Camera | Roger Barlow | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Louis Applebaum | Original Music Composer |
