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
Production House
Audience Score
9 votes
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// cast
Cast
Douglas Campbell
Oedipus
Eleanor Stuart
Jocasta
Robert Goodier
Creon
Donald Davis
Tiresias
Douglas Rain
Messenger
William Hutt
Chorus Leader
Tony Van Bridge
Man From Corinth
Eric House
Shepherd / Old Priest
Robert Christie
Chorus
Ted Follows
Chorus
David Gardner
Chorus
Bruno Gerussi
Chorus
Richard Howard
Chorus
Roland Hewgill
Chorus
William Shatner
Chorus
Edward Holmes
Chorus
Louis Negin
Chorus
Neil Vipond
Chorus
// crew
Crew
Tyrone Guthrie
Director
William Butler Yeats
Writer
Leonid Kipnis
Producer
Richard C. Meyer
Editor
Roger Barlow
Director of Photography
Louis Applebaum
Original Music Composer
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