Oedipus Rex | Edipo re
Pasolini’s Terrifying… Compassionate… Magnificent…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 Oedipus, and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Oedipus 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…
Description: 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 Oedipus, and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Oedipus 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…
Genres: Drama
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 104 minutes
Release Date: 1967-09-07
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Silvana Mangano
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Played Merope, Queen of Corinth
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Played Laius, King of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young father)
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Played Pastore di Polibo
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Played Angelo
Laura Betti
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Played High Priest (uncredited)
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Played Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb (uncredited)
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