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Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex (1967)

1h 44m | PG-13

⭐ 6.767 / 10

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…

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Studio: Somafis

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Silvana Mangano

Silvana Mangano

as Giocasta

Franco Citti

Franco Citti

as Edipo

Alida Valli

Alida Valli

as Merope

Carmelo Bene

Carmelo Bene

as Creonte

Julian Beck

Julian Beck

as Tiresia

Luciano Bartoli

Luciano Bartoli

as Laio