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Oedipus Rex (1967)

Pasolini's Terrifying... Compassionate... Magnificent...

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Pier Paolo Pasolini

Synopsis

In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Edipo (Oedipus), and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Edipo that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he flees Corinth and his supposed parents - only to get into a fight and kill an older man on the road...

Actors

Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano
Giocasta
Franco Citti
Franco Citti
Edipo
Alida Valli
Alida Valli
Merope
Carmelo Bene
Carmelo Bene
Creonte
Julian Beck
Julian Beck
Tiresia
Luciano Bartoli
Luciano Bartoli
Laio
Francesco Leonetti
Francesco Leonetti
Servo di Laio
Ahmed Bellashmi
Ahmed Bellashmi
Polibo
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Sacerdote
Giandomenico Davoli
Giandomenico Davoli
Pastore di Polibo
Ninetto Davoli
Ninetto Davoli
Angelo
Laura Betti
Laura Betti
Jocasta's Maid (uncredited)
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
High Priest (uncredited)
Isabel Ruth
Isabel Ruth
Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb (uncredited)

Crews

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writer
Alfredo Bini
Alfredo Bini
Producer
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Director of Photography
Nino Baragli
Nino Baragli
Editor
Luigi Scaccianoce
Luigi Scaccianoce
Production Design
Andrea Fantacci
Andrea Fantacci
Set Decoration
Danilo Donati
Danilo Donati
Costume Design
Giulio Natalucci
Giulio Natalucci
Makeup Artist
Goffredo Rocchetti
Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Eliseo Boschi
Eliseo Boschi
Production Manager
Mario Coccioletti
Mario Coccioletti
Production Supervisor
Carlo Tarchi
Carlo Tarchi
Sound
Piero Cicoletti
Piero Cicoletti
Assistant Costume Designer
Sophocles
Sophocles
Theatre Play
Ernesta Cesetti
Ernesta Cesetti
Hairstylist
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Jean-Claude Biette
Jean-Claude Biette
Assistant Director
Benoît Lamy
Benoît Lamy
Assistant Director
Dante Ferretti
Dante Ferretti
Assistant Production Design
Fausto Ancillai
Fausto Ancillai
Sound Mixer
Bruno Bruni
Bruno Bruni
Still Photographer
Sergio Rubini
Sergio Rubini
Assistant Camera
Otello Spila
Otello Spila
Camera Operator
Lina D'Amico
Lina D'Amico
Script Supervisor
Walter Fabrizio
Walter Fabrizio
Production Secretary

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