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Oedipus Rex

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…

1967 |1h 44m |  Drama

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Cast

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Silvana Mangano

Giocasta

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Franco Citti

Edipo

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Alida Valli

Merope

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Carmelo Bene

Creonte

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Julian Beck

Tiresia

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Luciano Bartoli

Laio

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Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia

Sacerdote

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Ninetto Davoli

Angelo

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Laura Betti

Jocasta's Maid (uncredited)

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Isabel Ruth

Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

Italian, Romanian

Budget

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