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Oresteia

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19791979
  • 4h 15m
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7.6/10
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Diana Rigg in Oresteia (1979)
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Adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish, broadcast under the title of The Serpent Son.Adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish, broadcast under the title of The Serpent Son.Adaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish, broadcast under the title of The Serpent Son.
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  • Stars
    • Diana Rigg
    • Anton Lesser
    • John Nolan
  • Stars
    • Diana Rigg
    • Anton Lesser
    • John Nolan
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    • Clytemnestra
    Anton Lesser
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    Frank Middlemass
    Frank Middlemass
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    Maureen O'Brien
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    Denis Quilley
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    Billie Whitelaw
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      • March 7, 1979 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
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