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Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex

1957Movie⏱️ 1h 27mApproved
Drama
⭐ 6.6
IMDB Rating
373 votes

A kingdom faces divine punishment until its former king's killer is caught. The situation spells trouble for King Oedipus and his Queen.

Director
N/A
Writers
Sophocles, E.F. Watling, William Butler Yeats
Stars
Douglas Campbell, Eleanor Stuart, Robert Goodier
Release Date
January 6, 1957
Language
English
Country
Canada
πŸ’¬ 8
Reviews
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

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Douglas Campbell
as Oedipus
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Eleanor Stuart
as Jocasta
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Robert Goodier
as Creon
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William Hutt
as Chorus Leader
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Donald Davis
as Tiresias
Douglas Rain
Douglas Rain
as Messenger
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Tony Van Bridge
as Man From Corinth
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Eric House
as Shepherd
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Roland Bull
as Chorus
Robert Christie
Robert Christie
as Chorus

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Lakeshore, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production
Oedipus Rex Productions

🏷️ Keywords

character name as titleoedipus characterjocasta charactertwo word titleking

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

inspired Yeats touch
by Kirpianuscus β€’ 2023-08-25

"The masks, the acting, the familiar play and the guilty of the king. Each is the essential pillar of this profound inspired adaptation, story of revelation of the source of plague , confrontation against the past and genesis of truth. The atmosphere is the basic good point, like a trip in the Athens theater , discovering not exactly a story but a kind of reality because the great tragedies are only reminds of od, profound present fears laying in us. Great performances and seductive version of Yeats.. A good spectacle ? Obvious, little more. A delight , well crafted, offering beautiful versi..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Tom Lehrer wrote a spoof soundtrack title song based on this movie.

πŸ“– Synopsis

A kingdom faces divine punishment until its former king's killer is caught. The situation spells trouble for King Oedipus and his Queen.