Oedipus Rex (1957)
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.
Drama
Cast & Crew
Douglas Campbell
Oedipus
Douglas Rain
Messenger
William Hutt
Chorus Leader
Robert Christie
Chorus
Ted Follows
Chorus
Bruno Gerussi
Chorus
Roland Hewgill
Chorus
William Shatner
Chorus
Louis Negin
Chorus
Tyrone Guthrie
Director
William Butler Yeats
Writer
Leonid Kipnis
Producer
