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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

1986 · 111 min · Drama

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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Creators

Don Taylor — Director

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Michael Pennington portraitMichael PenningtonOedipus RexClaire Bloom portraitClaire BloomJocastaJohn Gielgud portraitJohn GielgudTieresiasJohn Shrapnel portraitJohn ShrapnelCreonCyril Cusack portraitCyril CusackPriestMichael Byrne portraitMichael ByrneChorusErnest Clark portraitErnest ClarkChorusDavid Collings portraitDavid CollingsChorusDDonald EcclesChorusRobert Eddison portraitRobert EddisonChorus

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