Oedipus Rex

1h 44min

Drama

In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Oedipus, and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Oedipus that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he flees Corinth and his supposed parents - only to get into a fight and kill an older man on the road…

Production Companies

Somafis

Arco Film

Cast

Silvana Mangano

Silvana Mangano

Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
Alida Valli

Alida Valli

Merope, Queen of Corinth
Julian Beck

Julian Beck

Tiresias
Luciano Bartoli

Luciano Bartoli

Laius, King of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young father)
Francesco Leonetti

Francesco Leonetti

Servo di Laio
Ahmed Belhachmi

Ahmed Belhachmi

Polybus, King of Corinth
Giandomenico Davoli

Giandomenico Davoli

Pastore di Polibo
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)

Release date

7th Sep 1967

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano