Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986 | 111m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Don Taylor |
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| Writer: | Don Taylor |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 16, 1986 |
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| Director: | Don Taylor |
| Writer: | Don Taylor |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | oedipus, greek tragedy |
| Production Companies | BBC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Pennington | Oedipus Rex |
| Claire Bloom | Jocasta |
| John Gielgud | Tieresias |
| John Shrapnel | Creon |
| Cyril Cusack | Priest |
| Michael Byrne | Chorus |
| Ernest Clark | Chorus |
| David Collings | Chorus |
| Donald Eccles | Chorus |
| Robert Eddison | Chorus |
| Clifford Rose | Chorus |
| Alan Rowe | Chorus |
| Nigel Stock | Chorus |
| John Woodnutt | Chorus |
| Norman Rodway | Corinthian Messenger |
| David Waller | Shepherd |
| Gerard Murphy | Messenger |
| Cassie Shilling | Antigone |
| Kelly Huntley | Ismene |
| Lincoln Saunders | Tieresias' Boy |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Don Taylor | Director, Writer |
| Derek Bourgeois | Music |
| David Hambelton | Editor |
| David Myerscough-Jones | Production Design |
| Jane Hudson | Costume Design |
| Sophocles | Theatre Play |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis Marks | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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