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    Oedipus Rex

    105'

    1967-09-07

    6.7

    Pasolini’s Terrifying… Compassionate… Magnificent…

    Drama

    Overview:

    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…

    WritingPier Paolo PasoliniDirectingPier Paolo Pasolini

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    Cast

    1

    Oedipus

    Franco Citti

    2

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

    Silvana Mangano

    1

    Merope, Queen of Corinth

    Alida Valli

    1

    Creon

    Carmelo Bene

    2

    Tiresias

    Julian Beck

    1

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

    Luciano Bartoli

    1

    Servo di Laio

    Francesco Leonetti

    1

    Polybus, King of Corinth

    Ahmed Belhachmi

    1

    Sacerdote

    Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia

    1

    Pastore di Polibo

    Giandomenico Davoli

    1

    Angelo

    Ninetto Davoli

    1

    Jocasta's Maid (uncredited)

    Laura Betti

    2

    High Priest (uncredited)

    Pier Paolo Pasolini

    1

    Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb (uncredited)

    Isabel Ruth

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    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Italy
    • List of languages:
      1. Italian
    • List of companies:
      1. Somafis
      2. Arco Film
    • Vote Count: 376
    • Popularity: 2.1241
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Edipo re

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