
Oedipus Rex
Drama
Overview
In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Oedipus, and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Oedipus that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he flees Corinth and his supposed parents - only to get into a fight and kill an older man on the road…
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Franco Citti
Franco Citti
Oedipus
Franco Citti
Oedipus


Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano
Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
Silvana Mangano
Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)


Alida Valli
Alida Valli
Merope, Queen of Corinth
Alida Valli
Merope, Queen of Corinth


Carmelo Bene
Carmelo Bene
Creon
Carmelo Bene
Creon


Julian Beck
Julian Beck
Tiresias
Julian Beck
Tiresias


Luciano Bartoli
Luciano Bartoli
Laius, King of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young father)
Luciano Bartoli
Laius, King of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young father)


Francesco Leonetti
Francesco Leonetti
Servo di Laio
Francesco Leonetti
Servo di Laio
Ahmed Belhachmi
Ahmed Belhachmi
Polybus, King of Corinth
Ahmed Belhachmi
Polybus, King of Corinth


Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Sacerdote
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Sacerdote
Giandomenico Davoli
Giandomenico Davoli
Pastore di Polibo
Giandomenico Davoli
Pastore di Polibo
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