Synopsis
This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Philip SavilleScreenplay
- Michael LukeScreenplay
- Philip SavilleDirector
- Jani ChristouOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Christopher PlummerOedipus
- Lilli PalmerJocasta
- Richard JohnsonCreon
- Orson WellesTiresias
- Cyril CusackMessenger
- Roger LiveseyShepherd
- Donald SutherlandChorus Leader
- Friedrich von LedeburKing Laius
- Dimos StareniosPriest
- Alexis MannPalace Official
- Oenone LukeAntigone
- Cressida LukeXemene
Themes
oedipusbased on play or musicalincestgreek tragedymother son incestmother son marriagejocasta