Oedipus the King
1968 | 97m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Philip Saville |
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| Writer: | Philip Saville, Michael Luke |
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| This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 01, 1968 |
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| Director: | Philip Saville |
| Writer: | Philip Saville, Michael Luke |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | oedipus, based on play or musical, incest, greek tragedy, mother son incest, mother son marriage, jocasta |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Christopher Plummer | Oedipus |
| Lilli Palmer | Jocasta |
| Richard Johnson | Creon |
| Orson Welles | Tiresias |
| Cyril Cusack | Messenger |
| Roger Livesey | Shepherd |
| Donald Sutherland | Chorus Leader |
| Friedrich von Ledebur | King Laius |
| Dimos Starenios | Priest |
| Alexis Mann | Palace Official |
| Oenone Luke | Antigone |
| Cressida Luke | Xemene |
| Minos Argyrakis | Chorus |
| Manos Destounis | Chorus |
| George Dialegmenos | Chorus |
| Takis Emmanuel | Chorus |
| Alexandros Maniatakis | Chorus |
| Giorgos Oikonomou | Chorus |
| Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos | Chorus |
| Nikos Pashalidis | Chorus |
| Paul Roche | Chorus |
| Ahilleas Skordilis | Chorus |
| Kostas Themos | Chorus |
| Giorgos Zaifidis | Chorus |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Philip Saville | Screenplay, Director |
| Michael Luke | Screenplay |
| Paul Roche | Theatre Play |
| Walter Lassally | Director of Photography |
| Sophocles | Theatre Play |
| Jani Christou | Original Music Composer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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