Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

NR1986•111 min

4KHDRCC

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.

Audience Score:

2.0

Directed by:Don Taylor

Theatrical release poster for the film Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

The Cast

Michael Pennington photo

Michael Pennington

Oedipus Rex

Claire Bloom photo

Claire Bloom

Jocasta

John Gielgud photo

John Gielgud

Tieresias

John Shrapnel photo

John Shrapnel

Creon

Cyril Cusack photo

Cyril Cusack

Priest

Michael Byrne photo

Michael Byrne

Chorus

Ernest Clark photo

Ernest Clark

Chorus

David Collings photo

David Collings

Chorus

Donald Eccles photo

Donald Eccles

Chorus

Robert Eddison photo

Robert Eddison

Chorus

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