Movie Description
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
(1986)Overview
Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king has gone unavenged, and Oedipus sets out to find the killer.
Featured Crew
- Director : Don Taylor
- Producer : Louis Marks
- Writer : Don Taylor
- Editor : David Hambelton
- Cast : Michael Pennington,Claire Bloom,John Gielgud,John Shrapnel,Cyril Cusack,Michael Byrne,Ernest Clark,David Collings,Donald Eccles,Robert Eddison,Clifford Rose,Alan Rowe,Nigel Stock,John Woodnutt,Norman Rodway,David Waller,Gerard Murphy,Cassie Shilling,Kelly Huntley,Lincoln Saunders,Richard Tate
Cast
Oedipus Rex
Jocasta
Tieresias
Creon
Priest
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Corinthian Messenger
Shepherd
Messenger
Antigone
Ismene
Tieresias' Boy
Theban Citizen
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Facts
Original TitleTheban Plays: Oedipus the King
Status Released
Release Information
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1986-09-16
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 51m
Production CompaniesBBC
Genres
- Drama
