Oedipus Rex (1957)
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.
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Douglas Campbell
as Oedipus
as Oedipus
Eleanor Stuart
as Jocasta
as Jocasta
Robert Goodier
as Creon
as Creon
Donald Davis
as Tiresias
as Tiresias
Douglas Rain
as Messenger
as Messenger
William Hutt
as Chorus Leader
as Chorus Leader
Tony Van Bridge
as Man From Corinth
as Man From Corinth
Eric House
as Shepherd / Old Priest
as Shepherd / Old Priest
Robert Christie
as Chorus
as Chorus
Ted Follows
as Chorus
as Chorus
David Gardner
as Chorus
as Chorus
Bruno Gerussi
as Chorus
as Chorus
Richard Howard
as Chorus
as Chorus
Roland Hewgill
as Chorus
as Chorus
William Shatner
as Chorus
as Chorus
Edward Holmes
as Chorus
as Chorus
Louis Negin
as Chorus
as Chorus
Neil Vipond
as Chorus
as Chorus
Barbara Franklin
as Antigone
as Antigone
Naomi Cameron
as Ismene
as Ismene
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Tyrone Guthrie
Director
Director
William Butler Yeats
Writer
Writer
Sophocles
Original Story
Original Story
Leonid Kipnis
Producer
Producer
Joseph Champagne
Sound
Sound
Louis Applebaum
Music
Music
Tom Patterson
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Arthur Price
Art Direction
Art Direction
Richard C. Meyer
Editor
Editor
Sam Friedman
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Roger Barlow
Cinematography
Cinematography
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