Oedipus the King
Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King

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1968
1h 37m
6.0(6 votes)
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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24 members
Acting

Christopher Plummer

Oedipus

Christopher Plummer
Acting

Lilli Palmer

Jocasta

Lilli Palmer
Acting

Richard Johnson

Creon

Richard Johnson
Directing

Orson Welles

Tiresias

Orson Welles
Acting

Cyril Cusack

Messenger

Cyril Cusack
Acting

Roger Livesey

Shepherd

Roger Livesey
Acting

Donald Sutherland

Chorus Leader

Donald Sutherland
Acting

Friedrich von Ledebur

King Laius

Friedrich von Ledebur
Acting

Δήμος Σταρένιος

Priest

Δήμος Σταρένιος
Acting

Alexis Mann

Palace Official

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Oenone Luke

Antigone

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Cressida Luke

Xemene

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Minos Argyrakis

Chorus

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Μανώλης Δεστούνης

Chorus

Μανώλης Δεστούνης
Acting

Γιώργος Διαλεγμένος

Chorus

Γιώργος Διαλεγμένος
Acting

Τάκης Εμμανουήλ

Chorus

Τάκης Εμμανουήλ
Acting

Alexandros Maniatakis

Chorus

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Γιώργος Οικονόμου

Chorus

Γιώργος Οικονόμου
Acting

Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos

Chorus

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Νίκος Πασχαλίδης

Chorus

Νίκος Πασχαλίδης
Writing

Paul Roche

Chorus

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Αχιλλέας Σκορδίλης

Chorus

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Kostas Themos

Chorus

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Γιώργος Ζαϊφίδης

Chorus

Γιώργος Ζαϊφίδης

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