Oedipus Rex (1967)
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...
Writing:
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Sophocles
Directing:
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
6.6/10
- Views: 4
- Release Date: 1967-09-07
- Language: Italiano | Română
- Country: IT, MA
- Runtime: 104
Alida Valli
Merope
Silvana Mangano
Giocasta
Franco Citti
Edipo
Carmelo Bene
Creonte
Julian Beck
Tiresia
Luciano Bartoli
Laio
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Sacerdote
Ninetto Davoli
Angelo
Laura Betti
Jocasta's Maid (uncredited)
Pier Paolo Pasolini
High Priest (uncredited)
Isabel Ruth
Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb (uncredited)
