Oedipus Rex (1967)
Original title: Edipo re
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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…
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Silvana ManganoGiocasta
Franco CittiEdipo
Alida ValliMerope
Carmelo BeneCreonte
Julian BeckTiresia
Luciano BartoliLaioFrancesco LeonettiServo di LaioAhmed BellashmiPolibo
Giovanni Ivan ScratugliaSacerdoteGiandomenico DavoliPastore di Polibo
Ninetto DavoliAngelo
Laura BettiJocasta's Maid (uncredited)Keywords
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What is Oedipus Rex about?
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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Oedipus Rex has a runtime of 104 minutes.
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