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Oedipus the King is a 1968 British film adaptation of the Sophoclean tragedy Oedipus Rex, directed and co-written by Philip Saville. It stars Christopher Plummer as the title character , Orson Welles as Tiresias , Lilli Palmer as Jocasta , Richard Johnson as Creon and Donald Sutherland as the leading member of the Chorus , though the ...
With Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Richard Johnson, Orson Welles. This classic (Greek) tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father (deliberately) and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.
- (361)
- Drama, History
- Philip Saville
- 1968-06-14
An oracle predicts the Theban king (Christopher Plummer) will slay his father and defile his mother (Lilli Palmer) in Sophocles' tragedy.
- Philip Saville
- G
- Christopher Plummer
Brief Synopsis. This classic (Greek) tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father (deliberately) and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.
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JuguAbraham 1 December 2002. Sophocles on cinema is a delight; but with a dream cast that includes the lovely, talented Lili Palmer, the great Orson Welles, the charming Cyril Cusack, the arresting Donald Sutherland in a most unusual role, and of course stalwarts Christopher Plummer and Richard Johnson, the effect can be heady.
