Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex

Movie·1957·1h 27m

Oedipus Rex

A Shattering Experience!

Directed By

Tyrone Guthrie

Country

Canada

Language

English

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The Story

The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.

Written By

William Butler Yeats

Producer

Leonid Kipnis

Cinematography

Roger Barlow

Music

Louis Applebaum

Editor

Richard C. Meyer

Themes

theater playoedipusgreek mythologyancient greecebased on myths, legends or folklorethebes

Production House

Oedipus Rex Productions

Audience Score

65%

9 votes

Skip12%
Timepass27%
Go for it38%
Perfection23%

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Cast

Douglas Campbell

Douglas Campbell

Oedipus

Eleanor Stuart

Jocasta

Robert Goodier

Creon

Donald Davis

Tiresias

Douglas Rain

Douglas Rain

Messenger

William Hutt

William Hutt

Chorus Leader

Tony Van Bridge

Man From Corinth

Eric House

Eric House

Shepherd / Old Priest

Robert Christie

Robert Christie

Chorus

Ted Follows

Ted Follows

Chorus

David Gardner

Chorus

Bruno Gerussi

Bruno Gerussi

Chorus

Richard Howard

Chorus

Roland Hewgill

Roland Hewgill

Chorus

William Shatner

William Shatner

Chorus

Edward Holmes

Chorus

Louis Negin

Louis Negin

Chorus

Neil Vipond

Chorus

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Crew

Tyrone Guthrie

Tyrone Guthrie

Director

William Butler Yeats

Writer

Leonid Kipnis

Leonid Kipnis

Producer

Richard C. Meyer

Editor

Roger Barlow

Director of Photography

Louis Applebaum

Original Music Composer

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