Oedipus the King (1968)

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97 min - Drama - 14 June 1968 (West Germany)

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Christopher Plummer	...	Oedipus
	Lilli Palmer	...	Jocasta
	Richard Johnson	...	Creon
	Orson Welles	...	Tiresias
	Cyril Cusack	...	Messenger
	Roger Livesey	...	Shepherd
	Donald Sutherland	...	Chorus Leader
	Friedrich von Ledebur	...	King Laius
	Dimos Starenios	...	Priest
	Alexis Mann	...	Palace Official
	Oenone Luke	...	Antigone
	Cressida Luke	...	Xemene
	Minos Argyrakis	...	Chorus
	Manos Destounis	...	Chorus
	George Dialegmenos	...	Chorus

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This classic (Greek) tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father (deliberately) and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods. Written by Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>

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