Oedipus the King
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.
Top cast
Christopher Plummer
Oedipus
Lilli Palmer
Jocasta
Richard Johnson
Creon
Orson Welles
Tiresias
Cyril Cusack
Messenger
Roger Livesey
Shepherd
Donald Sutherland
Chorus Leader
Friedrich von Ledebur
King Laius
Dimos Starenios
Priest
Alexis Mann
Palace Official
Oenone Luke
Antigone
Cressida Luke
Xemene
Minos Argyrakis
Chorus
Manos Destounis
Chorus
George Dialegmenos
Chorus
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 1, 1968
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Original language
- EN
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