Oedipus the King (1967)

Dir: Philip Saville Drama stars 3

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Oedipus the King is a British film first released in 1967, directed by Philip Saville. The film stars Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Richard Johnson, Orson Welles and Cyril Cusack. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Philip Saville
Script: Michael Luke, Paul Roche, Philip Saville, Sophocles
Photo: Walter Lassally
Music: Yiannis Hristou
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 (Priest), Alexis Mann (Palace Official), Oenone Luke (Antigone), Cressida Luke (Xemene), Minos Argyrakis (Chorus), Manos Destounis (Chorus), George Dialegmenos (Chorus), Takis Emmanuel (Chorus), Alexandros Maniatakis (Chorus), Giorgos Oikonomou (Chorus), Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos (Chorus), Nikos Pashalidis (Chorus), Paul Roche (Chorus), Ahilleas Skordilis (Chorus), Grigoris Stefanides (Chorus), Costas Themos (Chorus), Giorgos Zaifidis (Chorus), Jenny Damianopoulou (Handmaiden), Diana J. Reed (Handmaiden), Mary Xenoudaki (Handmaiden)
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 97 min

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