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Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex

Pasolini’s Terrifying… Compassionate… Magnificent…

Genres

Drama

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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…

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

07 September 1967

Country

Italy

Cast

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)

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