MOVIE · 1957
Oedipus Rex
A Shattering Experience!
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.
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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.
CAST
Featured cast
Douglas CampbellOedipusEleanor StuartJocasta
Robert GoodierCreon
Donald DavisTiresias
Douglas RainMessenger
William HuttChorus LeaderTony Van BridgeMan From Corinth
Eric HouseShepherd / Old PriestMORE TO EXPLORE
