Oedipus the King
Brief Synopsis
This classic (Greek) tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father (deliberately) and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.
Cast & Crew
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Philip Saville
Director
Christopher Plummer
Oedipus
Lilli Palmer
Jocasta
Richard Johnson
Creon
Orson Welles
Tiresias
Cyril Cusack
Messenger
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Jan
1968
Premiere Information
New York opening: 18 Sep 1968
Production Company
Crossroads Films; Universal Pictures, Ltd.; World Film Service Productions
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Dodona, Greece
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (ca. 429 B.C.).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Synopsis
The film is a screen version of the famous Greek tragedy by Sophocles.
Director
Philip Saville
Director
Cast
Christopher Plummer
Oedipus
Lilli Palmer
Jocasta
Richard Johnson
Creon
Orson Welles
Tiresias
Cyril Cusack
Messenger
Roger Livesey
Shepherd
Donald Sutherland
Chorus leader
Alexis Mantheakis
Palace official
Dimos Starenios
Priest
Friedrich Ledebur
King Laius
Oenone Luke
Antigone
Cressida Luke
Ismene
Minos Argyrakis
Manos Destounis
George Dialegmenos
Takis Emmanouel
Alexandros Maniatakis
George Oekonomou
Pan Panagiotopoulos
Nikos Paschalides
Paul Roche
Achilleas Skordilis
Grigoris Stefanides
Kostas Themos
George Zaifides
The Chorus
Mary Xenoudaki
Jenny Damianopoulou
Diana J. Reed
Jocasta's handmaidens
Crew
George Antonakis
Camera
Ron Berkeley
Makeup
Timothy Burrill
Associate Producer
Jani Christou
Music
Paulle Clark
Assistant to the prod
Rusty Coppleman
Sound Editing
Paul Davies
Film Editor
Nikos Despotides
Sound
Alf Joint
Fight adv
May Kapsaskis
Cont
Mikes Karapiperis
Constr Manager
Aristedes Karides-fuchs
Camera
Christos Kefalas
Assistant Director
Walter Lassally
Director of Photography
Michael Luke
Company
Michael Luke
Producer
Michael Luke
Screenwriter
Yannis Migadis
Art Director
George Sarris
Production Manager
Philip Saville
Screen Adapted
Philip Saville
Company
George Stamboulopoulos
Assistant Director
Anna Stavropoulou
Wardrobe mistress
Nikos Stefanou
Scenic artist
Denny Vachlioti
Costumes
Simon Willson
Assistant Director
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Jan
1968
Premiere Information
New York opening: 18 Sep 1968
Production Company
Crossroads Films; Universal Pictures, Ltd.; World Film Service Productions
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Dodona, Greece
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (ca. 429 B.C.).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Quotes
Trivia
'Donald Sutherland' 's voice was dubbed by an another actor.
Notes
Location scenes filmed in Dodona, Greece. Opened in London in June 1968.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States December 7, 1967
Released in United States September 18, 1968
Released in United States Winter December 7, 1968
Released in United States December 7, 1967 (New York City)
Released in United States Winter December 7, 1968
Released in United States September 18, 1968
