Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

2.0(1 votes)
1986
1h 51m
Drama
oedipusgreek tragedy

Overview

Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king has gone unavenged, and Oedipus sets out to find the killer.

Cast

Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Oedipus Rex

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

Jocasta

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Tieresias

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Creon

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Priest

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Chorus

Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark

Chorus

David Collings

David Collings

Chorus

Donald Eccles

Donald Eccles

Chorus

Robert Eddison

Robert Eddison

Chorus

Directed by

Don Taylor

Written by

Don Taylor

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