The most unusual motion picture ever produced.
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, the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright’s day (first performed around 420 BC).
Title: Oedipus Rex (1957) also known by its Greek title: Oedipus Tyrannus or Oedipus the King
Directors: Tyrone Guthrie, Abraham Polonsky
Writers: Sophocles, E.F. Watling, William Butler Yeats
Stars: Douglas Campbell, Eleanor Stuart, Robert Goodier
Genre: Drama
Budget: CA$200,000
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