Oedipus Rex (1957)
"A Shattering Experience!"
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.
Top Cast
Douglas Campbell
Oedipus
E
Eleanor Stuart
Jocasta
R
Robert Goodier
Creon
D
Donald Davis
Tiresias
Douglas Rain
Messenger
William Hutt
Chorus Leader
T
Tony Van Bridge
Man From Corinth
Eric House
Shepherd / Old Priest
Robert Christie
Chorus
Ted Follows
Chorus
D
David Gardner
Chorus
Bruno Gerussi
Chorus
R
Richard Howard
Chorus
Roland Hewgill
Chorus
William Shatner
Chorus
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