Drama · United Kingdom · 1968 · 1h 37m

Oedipus the King

Director

Cast

Christopher Plummer as Oedipus Lilli Palmer as Jocasta Richard Johnson as Creon Orson Welles as Tiresias Cyril Cusack as Messenger Roger Livesey as Shepherd

Crew

Walter Lassally — Director of Photography Jani Christou — Original Music Composer Philip Saville — Screenplay Michael Luke — Screenplay

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

oedipus based on play or musical incest greek tragedy mother son incest mother son marriage jocasta incesto

Key Collaborators

Philip Saville Director Walter Lassally Director of Photography Jani Christou Original Music Composer Philip Saville Screenplay Michael Luke Screenplay

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