Oedipus the King (1968)

6.0/10 97 min Drama

Overview

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.

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

Manos Destounis

Chorus

George Dialegmenos

Chorus

Takis Emmanuel

Chorus

Giorgos Oikonomou

Chorus

Nikos Pashalidis

Chorus

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