TMDb Rating
6.3/10
8 verified votes
Oedipus Rex (1957)
Drama
87 min
"A Shattering Experience!"
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
DramaTyrone GuthrieDouglas CampbellEleanor Stuart1957
Director
Tyrone Guthrie
Top Cast
Douglas CampbellEleanor StuartRobert GoodierDonald DavisDouglas Rain
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