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Oedipus the King

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Oedipus the King — Plot

This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.

  • Release date
  • June 1, 1968
  • Runtime
  • 97 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Philip Saville

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Oedipus the King — Cast

Christopher Plummer photo Christopher Plummer Oedipus Lilli Palmer photo Lilli Palmer Jocasta Richard Johnson photo Richard Johnson Creon Orson Welles photo Orson Welles Tiresias Cyril Cusack photo Cyril Cusack Messenger Roger Livesey photo Roger Livesey Shepherd Donald Sutherland photo Donald Sutherland Chorus Leader Friedrich von Ledebur photo Friedrich von Ledebur King Laius

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