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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

1986 Drama
Release date : September 16, 1986
Runtime : 1h 51m
Countries of origin :
Original Language : English /
Director : Don Taylor /
Writers : Sophocles / Don Taylor /
Production companies : BBC /
September 16, 1986 1h 51m Drama English More
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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.
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Michael Pennington
Michael Pennington
Oedipus Rex
Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
Jocasta
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
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John Shrapnel
John Shrapnel
Creon
Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
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Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne
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Ernest Clark
Ernest Clark
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David Collings
David Collings
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Donald Eccles
Donald Eccles
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Robert Eddison
Robert Eddison
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Clifford Rose
Clifford Rose
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Alan Rowe
Alan Rowe
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Nigel Stock
Nigel Stock
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John Woodnutt
John Woodnutt
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Norman Rodway
Norman Rodway
Corinthian Messenger
David Waller
David Waller
Shepherd
Gerard Murphy
Gerard Murphy
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Cassie Shilling
Cassie Shilling
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  • title：Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1986
  • Runtime：1h 51m
  • Genres： Drama ·
  • Countries of origin：
  • Original Language： English ·
  • Director： Don Taylor /
  • Writers： Sophocles · Don Taylor ·
  • Production companies： BBC ·
  • Overview：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.
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