Oedipus Rex
1967 · Movie · 104 min. · Italy
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...
Direction Pier Paolo Pasolini
Cast Silvana Mangano · Franco Citti · Alida Valli · Carmelo Bene · Julian Beck · Luciano Bartoli · Ahmed Belhachmi · Pier Paolo Pasolini · Laura Betti · Ninetto Davoli · Giandomenico Davoli · Francesco Leonetti
Soundtrack Varios
Screenplay Pier Paolo Pasolini · Sofocles
Cinematography Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Original title Edipo re
6.8
2K votes (FilmAffinity)
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