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Oedipus Rex

1967 • 1h44m Drama

Rating

6.7/10

Popularity

5

In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Oedipus, and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Oedipus that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he flees Corinth and his supposed parents - only to get into a fight and kill an older man on the road…

Details

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Screenplay

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Cast

Franco Citti

Silvana Mangano

Alida Valli

Release date

9/7/1967

Status

Released

Origin country

IT

Vote count

358