"A Shattering Experience!" 06 January 1957 Drama 87 mins
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.
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Douglas Campbell as Oedipus
Eleanor Stuart as Jocasta
Robert Goodier as Creon
Donald Davis as Tiresias
Douglas Rain as Messenger
William Hutt as Chorus Leader
Tony Van Bridge as Man From Corinth
Eric House as Shepherd / Old Priest
Robert Christie as Chorus
Ted Follows as Chorus
David Gardner as Chorus
Bruno Gerussi as Chorus
Richard Howard as Chorus
Roland Hewgill as Chorus
William Shatner as Chorus
Edward Holmes as Chorus
Tyrone Guthrie Director
William Butler Yeats Writer
Sophocles Original Story
Leonid Kipnis Producer
Joseph Champagne Sound
Tom Patterson Associate Producer
Arthur Price Art Direction
Richard C. Meyer Editor
Sam Friedman Associate Producer
Roger Barlow Cinematography
Roger Barlow Director of Photography
Louis Applebaum Original Music Composer
Canada 06 January 1957
United States 07 January 1957
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