• 1957
  • Approved
  • 1h 27m
Oedipus Rex

Summary The land ruled by King Oedipus is plagued by ill-fortune and the people are promised relief by the gods if the slayer of the former king is apprehended and punished. This does not bode well for King Oedipus and his Queen. (Performed in masks by the Stratford, Ontario, Shakespearean Festival Players.) View more details

  • 1957
  • Approved
  • 1h 27m

Oedipus Rex

Directed : Abraham Polonsky Tyrone Guthrie

Written : Sophocles William Butler Yeats E.F. Watling

Stars : William Hutt Robert Goodier Douglas Campbell Eleanor Stuart

All cast & crew

6.5

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Jan 5, 1957

Countries of origin : Canada

Language : English

Filming locations : Lakeshore, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Production companies : Oedipus Rex Productions

Summary The land ruled by King Oedipus is plagued by ill-fortune and the people are promised relief by the gods if the slayer of the former king is apprehended and punished. This does not bode well for King Oedipus and his Queen. (Performed in masks by the Stratford, Ontario, Shakespearean Festival Players.) View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Jan 5, 1957

Countries of origin : Canada

Language : English

Filming locations : Lakeshore, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Production companies : Oedipus Rex Productions

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