Oedipus Rex

Overview

The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.

Director: Tyrone Guthrie

Cast

Douglas Campbell

Oedipus

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Eleanor Stuart

Jocasta

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Robert Goodier

Creon

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Donald Davis

Tiresias

Douglas Rain

Messenger

William Hutt

Chorus Leader

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Tony Van Bridge

Man From Corinth

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Eric House

Shepherd / Old Priest

Robert Christie

Chorus

Ted Follows

Chorus