Oedipus the King (1968)
- Directed by
- Philip Saville
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A king investigates a plague striking his city and discovers a terrible truth about his own past. The story follows Oedipus as he relentlessly pursues the source of the curse.
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What happens
Oedipus the King is a 1968 British film adaptation of the Sophoclean tragedy Oedipus Rex, directed and co-written by Philip Saville. It stars Christopher Plummer as the title character, Orson Welles as Tiresias, Lilli Palmer as Jocasta, Richard Johnson as Creon and Donald Sutherland as the leading member of the Chorus, though the latter's voice was dubbed by Valentine Dyall. The score was composed by Jani Christou. Saville's first theatrical film effort, the film remained highly theatrical in nature, and is known for its intensive dialogue typical of an ancient play. It was released in the UK by Rank Film Distributors in June 1968. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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