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    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    111'

    1986-09-16

    4.5

    Drama

    Overview:

    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.

    WritingSophoclesDirectingDon Taylor

    Cast

    1

    Oedipus Rex

    Michael Pennington

    1

    Jocasta

    Claire Bloom

    2

    Tieresias

    John Gielgud

    1

    Creon

    John Shrapnel

    1

    Priest

    Cyril Cusack

    2

    Chorus

    Michael Byrne

    1

    Chorus

    Ernest Clark

    1

    Chorus

    David Collings

    1

    Chorus

    Donald Eccles

    1

    Chorus

    Robert Eddison

    1

    Chorus

    Clifford Rose

    1

    Chorus

    Alan Rowe

    1

    Chorus

    Nigel Stock

    1

    Chorus

    John Woodnutt

    1

    Corinthian Messenger

    Norman Rodway

    1

    Shepherd

    David Waller

    1

    Messenger

    Gerard Murphy

    1

    Antigone

    Cassie Shilling

    1

    Ismene

    Kelly Huntley

    1

    Tieresias' Boy

    Lincoln Saunders

    1

    Theban Citizen

    Richard Tate

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
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    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. List of languages:
        1. English
      2. List of companies:
        1. BBC
      3. Vote Count: 2
      4. Popularity: 0.791
      5. Status: Released
      6. Original title:Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

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