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Oedipus Rex

Original title: Edipo Re
  • 19671967
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
6.5K
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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
6.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Writers
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Sophocles(play)
  • Stars
    • Silvana Mangano
    • Franco Citti
    • Alida Valli
  • Director
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Writers
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Sophocles(play)
  • Stars
    • Silvana Mangano
    • Franco Citti
    • Alida Valli
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations

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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)
    • Director
      • Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • Writers
      • 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)

    User reviews19

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    6/10
    The Terrible Truth And Denial
    Pasolini tells the drama of a man who knows his destiny from the beginning but does not accept the awareness of evil, tries to escape an atrocious future, but is inevitably entangled in it. The director uses Oedipus, of a classic archetype, to tell the human condition, the inadequacy of those who know they must die, but are unable to accept it.

    The Moroccan setting that hides a fantasy Greece, between desert and villages of shepherds, mountains, cities built with clay and destroyed by plagues, is wonderful. A film written in images, dialogues reduced to the essentials, use of captions as in the silent era, intense photography and - for the first time in a Pasolini film - use of color that renders the ocher chromatism of the desert well.

    The film have some substantial flaws, especially the storytelling. But the great Pasolini-style shine's brightly throughout the film and Franco Citti is just amazing as Edipo himself.
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    • Release date
      • December 7, 1984 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Morocco
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • Romanian
    • Also known as
      • Kralj Edip
    • Filming locations
      • Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Arco Film
      • Somafis
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,248
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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