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Oedipus Rex (1957)

A Shattering Experience!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Tyrone Guthrie

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Eleanor Stuart
Eleanor Stuart
Jocasta
Robert Goodier
Robert Goodier
Creon
William Hutt
William Hutt
Chorus Leader
Donald Davis
Donald Davis
Tiresias
William Shatner
William Shatner
Chorus Member
Barbara Franklin
Barbara Franklin
Antigone
Naomi Cameron
Naomi Cameron
Ismene
Douglas Rain
Douglas Rain
Messenger
Douglas Campbell
Douglas Campbell
Oedipus

Crews

Tyrone Guthrie
Tyrone Guthrie
Director
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats
Writer
Sophocles
Sophocles
Original Story
Leonid Kipnis
Leonid Kipnis
Producer
Sam Friedman
Sam Friedman
Associate Producer
Tom Patterson
Tom Patterson
Associate Producer
Louis Applebaum
Louis Applebaum
Music
Roger Barlow
Roger Barlow
Cinematography
Richard C. Meyer
Richard C. Meyer
Editor
Arthur Price
Arthur Price
Art Direction
Joseph Champagne
Joseph Champagne
Sound

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