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Oedipus Rex (1957)

Oedipus Rex (1957)

Drama

A Shattering Experience!

Release Date: 1957, January 6
Directors: Tyrone Guthrie
Countries: Canada
Production: Oedipus Rex Productions
Cast: Douglas Rain, William Shatner, David Gardner, Louis Negin, William Hutt, Neil Vipond, Douglas Campbell, Richard Howard, Bruno Gerussi, Barbara Franklin, Edward Holmes, Donald Davis

Overview:

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 adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.

Keywords:

greek mythology ancient greece based on myths, legends or folklore theater play thebes oedipus