CinemaOSMovie · 1986 · 1h 51m

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

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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.

Directed byDon Taylor

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 51m
Language
EN
Released
September 16, 1986
Studios
BBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Oedipus Rex

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

Jocasta

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Tieresias

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Creon

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Priest

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Chorus

Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark

Chorus

David Collings

David Collings

Chorus

Donald Eccles

Chorus

Robert Eddison

Robert Eddison

Chorus

Creative team
Directed by
Don Taylor
Written by
Don Taylor
Produced by
Louis Marks
Louis Marks

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