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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Don TaylorDirector
- Don TaylorWriter
Cast
- Michael PenningtonOedipus Rex
- Claire BloomJocasta
- John GielgudTieresias
- John ShrapnelCreon
- Cyril CusackPriest
- Michael ByrneChorus
- Ernest ClarkChorus
- David CollingsChorus
- Donald EcclesChorus
- Robert EddisonChorus
- Clifford RoseChorus
- Alan RoweChorus
Themes
oedipusgreek tragedy