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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

📅 1986🌐 ENMovie
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Drama

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.

Details

🎬 Type: Movie

📅 Year: 1986

⭐ Rating: 4.5/10

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Michael Pennington profile photo

Michael Pennington

Oedipus Rex

Claire Bloom profile photo

Claire Bloom

Jocasta

John Gielgud profile photo

John Gielgud

Tieresias

John Shrapnel profile photo

John Shrapnel

Creon

Cyril Cusack profile photo

Cyril Cusack

Priest

Michael Byrne profile photo

Michael Byrne

Chorus

Ernest Clark profile photo

Ernest Clark

Chorus

David Collings profile photo

David Collings

Chorus

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