Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Drama
2.0
Release Date
September 16, 1986
Duration
111 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Oedipus Rex
Michael Pennington
Jocasta
Claire Bloom
Tieresias
John Gielgud
Creon
John Shrapnel
Priest
Cyril Cusack
Chorus
Michael Byrne
Chorus
Ernest Clark
Chorus
David Collings
Chorus
Donald Eccles
Chorus
Robert Eddison
Chorus
Clifford Rose
Chorus
Alan Rowe
Chorus
Nigel Stock
Chorus
John Woodnutt
Corinthian Messenger
Norman Rodway
Shepherd
David Waller
Messenger
Gerard Murphy
Antigone
Cassie Shilling
Ismene
Kelly Huntley
Tieresias' Boy
Lincoln Saunders
Theban Citizen
Richard Tate
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