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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

2.0

1h 51m

1986

Synopsis

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.

Director

Don Taylor

Drama

oedipusgreek tragedy

Cast & Crew

Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

as Oedipus Rex

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

as Jocasta

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

as Tieresias

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

as Creon

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

as Priest

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

as Chorus

Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark

as Chorus

David Collings

David Collings

as Chorus

Donald Eccles

Donald Eccles

as Chorus

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