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Oedipus Rex

Original title: Edipo Re
  • 19671967
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 44m
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7.3/10
6.3K
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Oedipus Rex (1967)
Drama
Rescued from abandonment and raised by the King and Queen, Oedipus is still haunted by a prophecy--he'll murder his father and marry his mother.Rescued from abandonment and raised by the King and Queen, Oedipus is still haunted by a prophecy--he'll murder his father and marry his mother.Rescued from abandonment and raised by the King and Queen, Oedipus is still haunted by a prophecy--he'll murder his father and marry his mother.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
6.3K
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    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Sophocles(play)
  • Stars
    • Silvana Mangano
    • Franco Citti
    • Alida Valli
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Sophocles(play)
  • Stars
    • Silvana Mangano
    • Franco Citti
    • Alida Valli
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    • 19User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
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    James Earl Jones at an event for Oedipus Rex (1967)
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    Pier Paolo Pasolini in Oedipus Rex (1967)
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    Franco Citti in Oedipus Rex (1967)
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    Silvana Mangano
    Silvana Mangano
    • Giocasta
    Franco Citti
    Franco Citti
    • Edipo
    Alida Valli
    Alida Valli
    • Merope
    Carmelo Bene
    Carmelo Bene
    • Creonte
    Julian Beck
    Julian Beck
    • Tiresia
    Luciano Bartoli
    Luciano Bartoli
    • Laio
    Francesco Leonetti
    Francesco Leonetti
    • Servo di Laio
    Ahmed Belhachmi
    • Polibo
    Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
    • Sacerdote
    • (as Ivan Scratuglia)
    Giandomenico Davoli
    • Pastore di Polibo
    Ninetto Davoli
    Ninetto Davoli
    • Angelo
    Laura Betti
    Laura Betti
    • Jocasta's Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Pier Paolo Pasolini
    Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • High Priest
    • (uncredited)
    Isabel Ruth
    Isabel Ruth
    • Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb
    • (uncredited)
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
      • Sophocles(play) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Sophocles, the author of the original Greek tragedy on which this film is based, is given no on-screen credit.
    • Connections
      Edited into Days of Nietzsche in Turin (2001)

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    "haunting experience"
    Oedipus Rex: Oedipus Rex is a haunting experience. The final scene on the city streets is enchanting. The scene in which Oedipus kills three Roman guards is one of the finest tapestries of tension and viscera in cinema. The acting isn't worth mentioning; this film is Pasolini's triumph. It is mainly a triumph of striking and occasionally nauseating imagery. The shifts in time periods are rather tacky and simplistic in retrospect; they are done so gracefully though. The conclusion is pulled together with beautifully written dialogue that only Paolo Pasolini could deliver. The film is not one that is easily forgotten and is sure to be remembered for a long time.
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    • butterfinger
    • Oct 16, 2004

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      • December 7, 1984 (United States)
      • Italy
      • Morocco
      • Italian
      • Romanian
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      • Morocco
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      • Arco Film
      • Somafis
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    • 1 hour 44 minutes

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