Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex

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1967
1h 44m
6.7(356 votes)
Drama

Overview

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 Oedipus, and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Oedipus 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…

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14 members
Acting

Franco Citti

Oedipus

Franco Citti
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Silvana Mangano

Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)

Silvana Mangano
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Alida Valli

Merope, Queen of Corinth

Alida Valli
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Carmelo Bene

Creon

Carmelo Bene
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Julian Beck

Tiresias

Julian Beck
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Luciano Bartoli

Laius, King of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young father)

Luciano Bartoli
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Francesco Leonetti

Servo di Laio

Francesco Leonetti
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Ahmed Bellashmi

Polybus, King of Corinth

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Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia

Sacerdote

Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
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Giandomenico Davoli

Pastore di Polibo

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Ninetto Davoli

Angelo

Ninetto Davoli
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Laura Betti

Jocasta's Maid (uncredited)

Laura Betti
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Pier Paolo Pasolini

High Priest (uncredited)

Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Isabel Ruth

Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb (uncredited)

Isabel Ruth

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