"Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Steamy Adaptation of OEDIPUS REX" 23 August 1996 Drama, War 100 mins
Edipo, is appointed mayor of a town plunged in misery and violence. His first mission is to discover and punish the murderers of Layo, a well-known potentate of the region. His investigation is directed towards all the armed factions that exist in Colombia.
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Jorge Perugorría as Edipo
Ángela Molina as Yocasta
Francisco Rabal as Tiresias
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos as Priest
Jairo Camargo as Creonte
Miriam Colon as Deyanira
Juan Sebastián Aragón as Mayor's Driver
Marcela Agudelo as Urban Guerrilla
Fabiana Medina as Rural Guerrilla
Juan Carlos Arango as Paramilitary Chief
Manuel José Chaves as Guerrilla Child
Sigifredo Vega as Sergeant
Alfonso Ortiz as Bartender
Héctor Rivas as "Gordo"
Andrés Felipe Martínez as Surgeon
Raúl Santana as Secretary
Jorge Alí Triana Director
Stella Malagón Gutiérrez Writer
Orlando Senna Writer
Gabriel García Márquez Writer
Sophocles Original Story
Stella Malagón Gutiérrez Adaptation
Gabriel García Márquez Screenplay
Rodrigo Triana First Assistant Director
Rodrigo Ospina Second Assistant Director
Domingo González Script
Karmele Soler Makeup Designer
Rosario Lozano Costume Designer
Miguel Sandoval Sound
Andrés Franco Sound
Nerio Barberis Sound
Blas Emilio Atehortúa Music
Oedipus Alcalde Trailer
Colombia 23 August 1996
Czech Republic 25 January 2002
Poland 10 June 2001
Romania 23 August 1996
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