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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

MOVIE • 1986

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

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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.

TMDB ★ 2.3/5Votes: 2
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Drama

Top Cast

Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Oedipus Rex

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

Jocasta

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Tieresias

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Creon

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Priest

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Chorus

Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark

Chorus

David Collings

David Collings

Chorus

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Donald Eccles

Chorus

Robert Eddison

Robert Eddison

Chorus

Clifford Rose

Clifford Rose

Chorus

Alan Rowe

Alan Rowe

Chorus

Nigel Stock

Nigel Stock

Chorus

John Woodnutt

John Woodnutt

Chorus

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Theatrical release date: September 16, 1986

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Film

Status

Released

Release

September 16, 1986

Runtime

111 min

Language

English

Origin

US

Budget

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Revenue

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