Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (1986)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1986-09-16
  • User Rating: 2/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 51min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Director: Don Taylor
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Summary

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.

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  • Michael Pennington

    as Oedipus Rex
  • Claire Bloom

    as Jocasta
  • John Gielgud

    as Tieresias
  • John Shrapnel

    as Creon
  • Cyril Cusack

    as Priest
  • Michael Byrne

    as Chorus
  • Ernest Clark

    as Chorus
  • David Collings

    as Chorus
  • Donald Eccles

    as Chorus
  • Robert Eddison

    as Chorus
  • Clifford Rose

    as Chorus
  • Alan Rowe

    as Chorus
  • Nigel Stock

    as Chorus
  • John Woodnutt

    as Chorus
  • Norman Rodway

    as Corinthian Messenger
  • David Waller

    as Shepherd
  • Gerard Murphy

    as Messenger
  • Cassie Shilling

    as Antigone
  • Kelly Huntley

    as Ismene
  • Lincoln Saunders

    as Tieresias' Boy
Writing Sophocles Theatre Play
Art David Myerscough-Jones Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Jane Hudson Costume Design
Sound Derek Bourgeois Music
Directing Don Taylor Director
Production Louis Marks Producer
Editing David Hambelton Editor
Writing Don Taylor Writer

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