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Production Companies
Arco Film
Oedipus Rex (Edipo re)
Pasolini’s Terrifying… Compassionate… Magnificent…
Overview
In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Edipo (Oedipus), and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Edipo that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he flees Corinth and his supposed parents - only to get into a fight and kill an older man on the road…
Key Crew
Writer: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Producer: Alfredo Bini
Director of Photography: Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Top Cast
Silvana Mangano
Giocasta
Franco Citti
Edipo
Alida Valli
Merope
Carmelo Bene
Creonte
Julian Beck
Tiresia
Luciano Bartoli
Laio
Francesco Leonetti
Servo di Laio
Ahmed Bellashmi
Polibo
Videos
Oedipus Rex (1967) Original Trailer [FHD]
