Oedipus Rex
6.765
1967-09-07
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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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…
Released
1967-09-07
Runtime
104
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Drama
Language
Italiano
Production
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Arco Film
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Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano
Franco Citti
Franco Citti
Alida Valli
Alida Valli
Carmelo Bene
Carmelo Bene
Julian Beck
Julian Beck
Luciano Bartoli
Luciano Bartoli
Francesco Leonetti
Francesco LeonettiAhmed Bellashmi
Ahmed Bellashmi
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Giovanni Ivan ScratugliaGiandomenico Davoli
Giandomenico Davoli
Ninetto Davoli
Ninetto Davoli
Laura Betti
Laura Betti
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Isabel Ruth
Isabel Ruth