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Oedipus Rex

Edipo re

Movie 1967 TMDB 6.8/10 Released

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…

Oedipus Rex is a movie first shown in 1967. Runtime is 105 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Drama. TMDB score 6.8/10 from 374 votes.

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Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
Edipo re
Release year
1967
Release date
September 7, 1967
Status
Released
Runtime
105 minutes
Genres
Drama
Production companies
Somafis, Arco Film
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
TMDB rating
6.8/10 (374 votes)
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Official Trailer

Oedipus Rex (1967) Original Trailer [FHD]

Cast

Franco Citti

Franco Citti

Oedipus

Silvana Mangano

Silvana Mangano

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

Alida Valli

Alida Valli

Merope, Queen of Corinth

Carmelo Bene

Carmelo Bene

Creon

Julian Beck

Julian Beck

Tiresias

Luciano Bartoli

Luciano Bartoli

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

Francesco Leonetti

Francesco Leonetti

Servo di Laio

A

Ahmed Belhachmi

Polybus, King of Corinth

Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia

Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia

Sacerdote

G

Giandomenico Davoli

Pastore di Polibo

Ninetto Davoli

Ninetto Davoli

Angelo

Laura Betti

Laura Betti

Jocasta's Maid (uncredited)

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Pier Paolo Pasolini

High Priest (uncredited)

Isabel Ruth

Isabel Ruth

Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb (uncredited)

Characters

  • Oedipus voiced by Franco Citti
  • Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother) voiced by Silvana Mangano
  • Merope, Queen of Corinth voiced by Alida Valli
  • Creon voiced by Carmelo Bene
  • Tiresias voiced by Julian Beck
  • Laius, King of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young father) voiced by Luciano Bartoli
  • Servo di Laio voiced by Francesco Leonetti
  • Polybus, King of Corinth voiced by Ahmed Belhachmi
  • Sacerdote voiced by Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
  • Pastore di Polibo voiced by Giandomenico Davoli
  • Angelo voiced by Ninetto Davoli
  • Jocasta's Maid (uncredited) voiced by Laura Betti
  • High Priest (uncredited) voiced by Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb (uncredited) voiced by Isabel Ruth

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