Oedipus Rex

Overview

The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.

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Cast

Douglas Campbell

Oedipus

Eleanor Stuart

Jocasta

Robert Goodier

Creon

Donald Davis

Tiresias

Douglas Rain

Messenger

William Hutt

Chorus Leader

Tony Van Bridge

Man From Corinth

Eric House

Shepherd / Old Priest

Robert Christie

Chorus

Ted Follows

Chorus