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The Theban Plays by Sophocles
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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Original title: Oedipus the King
  • Episode aired Sep 16, 1986
  • 1h 51m
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Michael Pennington in Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (1986)
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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... Read allPlagues 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.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.
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    • Don Taylor
    • Sophocles(play)
    • Don Taylor(translation)
  • Stars
    • Michael Pennington
    • Claire Bloom
    • John Gielgud
    • Don Taylor
    • Sophocles(play)
    • Don Taylor(translation)
  • Stars
    • Michael Pennington
    • Claire Bloom
    • John Gielgud
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    Michael Pennington
    Michael Pennington
    • Oedipus Rex
    Claire Bloom
    Claire Bloom
    • Jocasta
    John Gielgud
    John Gielgud
    • Teiresias
    John Shrapnel
    John Shrapnel
    • Creon
    Michael Byrne
    Michael Byrne
    • Chorus
    Cyril Cusack
    Cyril Cusack
    • Priest
    Ernest Clark
    Ernest Clark
    • Chorus
    David Collings
    David Collings
    • Chorus
    Donald Eccles
    Donald Eccles
    • Chorus
    Robert Eddison
    Robert Eddison
    • Chorus
    Edward Hardwicke
    Edward Hardwicke
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    Denys Hawthorne
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    Noel Johnson
    • Chorus
    Clifford Rose
    Clifford Rose
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    Alan Rowe
    • Chorus
    Nigel Stock
    Nigel Stock
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    John Woodnutt
    John Woodnutt
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    Norman Rodway
    Norman Rodway
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      • Don Taylor
      • Sophocles(play)
      • Don Taylor(translation)
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      Followed by The Theban Plays by Sophocles: Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus (1986)

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    What a piece of trash.
    why was this shot on video? if it were shot on 35mm i would give it more respect. what was the point of oedipus wearing 19th century clothing? it did not help the film. the only thing that could've saved the film, is if the boy who was rolling around on that cart started singing "i have no legs".
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      • September 16, 1986 (United Kingdom)
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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