Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex

Release date : September 7, 1967
Runtime : 1h 44m
Countries of origin : Italy /
Original Language : Italian / Romanian /
Director : Pier Paolo Pasolini /
Production companies : Somafis / Arco Film /
September 7, 1967 1h 44m Italy Drama Italian More
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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…
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Francesco Leonetti
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Giandomenico Davoli
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Laura Betti
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Pier Paolo Pasolini
High Priest (uncredited)
Isabel Ruth
Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb (uncredited)

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  • title:Oedipus Rex
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1967
  • Runtime:1h 44m
  • Genres: Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: Italy ·
  • Original Language: Italian · Romanian ·
  • Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini /
  • Writers: Pier Paolo Pasolini · Sophocles ·
  • Production companies: Somafis · Arco Film ·
  • 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…
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