This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.
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Christopher Plummer as Oedipus
Lilli Palmer as Jocasta
Richard Johnson as Creon
Orson Welles as Tiresias
Cyril Cusack as Messenger
Roger Livesey as Shepherd
Donald Sutherland as Chorus Leader
Friedrich von Ledebur as King Laius
Dimos Starenios as Priest
Alexis Mann as Palace Official
Minos Argyrakis as Chorus
Manos Destounis as Chorus
George Dialegmenos as Chorus
Takis Emmanuel as Chorus
Alexandros Maniatakis as Chorus
Giorgos Oikonomou as Chorus
Michael Luke Screenplay
Philip Saville Screenplay
Paul Roche Theatre Play
Sophocles Theatre Play
Philip Saville Director
Walter Lassally Director of Photography
United Kingdom 01 June 1968
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