Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex

7/1/1957 1h 27m 6.3/10

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

Douglas Campbell

Douglas Campbell

Oedipus

William Hutt

William Hutt

Chorus Leader

Douglas Rain

Douglas Rain

Messenger

Donald Davis

Tiresias

Robert Goodier

Creon

Eleanor Stuart

Jocasta

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