Oedipus Rex
1957 • Drama
6.3 (8)
Tyrone Guthrie
Director
William Butler Yeats
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
January 6, 1957
Duration
87 Min
Language
en
Popularity
1.82
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.
Cast
Douglas Campbell
Douglas Rain
William Hutt
Robert Christie
Ted Follows
Bruno Gerussi
Roland Hewgill
William Shatner
Louis Negin