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Oedipus Rex (1957)

Movie"A Shattering Experience!"
Audience Score
63
Oedipus Rex
NR 1 hr 27 minJan 7th, 1957Drama
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.
StarringDouglas CampbellEleanor StuartRobert Goodier
DirectorTyrone Guthrie
WriterWilliam Butler Yeats

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 7th, 1957
On DVD & Blu-ray:June 11th, 2002 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Oedipus Rex Productions
Movie Tags:
theater playbased on myths, legends or folkloregreek mythologyancient greeceoedipusthebes