Oedipus Rex
A Shattering Experience!
1957 | 87m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Tyrone Guthrie |
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| Writer: | Sophocles, William Butler Yeats |
| Staring: |
| The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 06, 1957 |
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| Director: | Tyrone Guthrie |
| Writer: | Sophocles, William Butler Yeats |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | greek mythology, theater play, oedipus, ancient greece, based on myths, legends or folklore, thebes |
| Production Companies | Oedipus Rex Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Douglas Campbell | Oedipus |
| Eleanor Stuart | Jocasta |
| Robert Goodier | Creon |
| Donald Davis | Tiresias |
| Douglas Rain | Messenger |
| William Hutt | Chorus Leader |
| Tony Van Bridge | Man From Corinth |
| Eric House | Shepherd / Old Priest |
| Robert Christie | Chorus |
| Ted Follows | Chorus |
| David Gardner | Chorus |
| Bruno Gerussi | Chorus |
| Richard Howard | Chorus |
| Roland Hewgill | Chorus |
| William Shatner | Chorus |
| Edward Holmes | Chorus |
| Louis Negin | Chorus |
| Neil Vipond | Chorus |
| Barbara Franklin | Antigone |
| Naomi Cameron | Ismene |
| Gertrude Tyas | Nurse |
| Bruce Swerdfager | Chorus |
| Grant Reddick | Chorus |
| James Manser | Chorus |
| Roland Bull | Chorus |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tyrone Guthrie | Director |
| Sophocles | Original Story |
| Roger Barlow | Cinematography, Director of Photography |
| Richard C. Meyer | Editor |
| Arthur Price | Art Direction |
| William Butler Yeats | Writer |
| Joseph Champagne | Sound |
| Louis Applebaum | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Leonid Kipnis | Producer |
| Sam Friedman | Associate Producer |
| Tom Patterson | Associate Producer |
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