Theban Plays: Oedipus the King poster

Feature film — 1986

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (1986)

4.51h 51mDrama

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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Director: Don Taylor

On screen

Cast & crew

Michael Pennington as Oedipus Rex

Michael Pennington

Oedipus Rex

Claire Bloom as Jocasta

Claire Bloom

Jocasta

John Gielgud as Tieresias

John Gielgud

Tieresias

John Shrapnel as Creon

John Shrapnel

Creon

Cyril Cusack as Priest

Cyril Cusack

Priest

Michael Byrne as Chorus

Michael Byrne

Chorus

Ernest Clark as Chorus

Ernest Clark

Chorus

David Collings as Chorus

David Collings

Chorus

D

Donald Eccles

Chorus

Robert Eddison as Chorus

Robert Eddison

Chorus

Clifford Rose as Chorus

Clifford Rose

Chorus

Alan Rowe as Chorus

Alan Rowe

Chorus

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