Oedipus the King
6
6 votes
June 1, 1968
1h 37m
Drama
Overview
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.
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Cast
Christopher Plummer
Oedipus
Lilli Palmer
Jocasta
Richard Johnson
Creon
Orson Welles
Tiresias
Cyril Cusack
Messenger
Roger Livesey
Shepherd
Donald Sutherland
Chorus Leader
Friedrich von Ledebur
King Laius
Dimos Starenios
PriestA
Alexis Mann
Palace OfficialO
Oenone Luke
AntigoneC
Cressida Luke
XemeneM
Minos Argyrakis
Chorus
Manos Destounis
Chorus
George Dialegmenos
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