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Oedipus Rex

1957 • 1h27m Drama

Rating

6.3/10

Popularity

4

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.

Details

Director

Tyrone Guthrie

Screenplay

William Butler Yeats

Cast

Douglas Campbell

Eleanor Stuart

Robert Goodier

Release date

1/6/1957

Status

Released

Origin country

CA

US

Vote count

8