Oedipus Rex
1957 · Movie · 87 min. · Canada
The land ruled by King Oedipus is plagued by ill-fortune and the people are promised relief by the gods if the slayer of the former king is apprehended and punished. This does not bode well for King Oedipus and his Queen.
Direction Tyrone Guthrie · Abraham Polonsky
Cast Douglas Campbell · Eleanor Stuart · Robert Goodier · William Hutt · Donald Davis · Douglas Rain · Tony Van Bridge · Eric House · Roland Bull · Robert Christie · Ted Follows · David Gardner · Bruno Gerussi · Edward Holmes · Louis Negin · William Shatner · Bruce Swerdfager · Neil Vipond · Barbara Franklin
Soundtrack Louis Applebaum
Screenplay William Butler Yeats · Sophocles · E.F. Watling
Cinematography Roger Barlow
Original title Oedipus Rex
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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