Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Name: Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Director: Don Taylor
Genre: Drama
Released: 1986-09-16
Duration: 111 min
Cast: Michael Pennington, Claire Bloom, John Gielgud, John Shrapnel, Cyril Cusack

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1986 · 111 min · Drama · TMDB 4.5/10

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.

Directed by Don Taylor

Cast

Michael Pennington — Oedipus Rex
Claire Bloom — Jocasta
John Gielgud — Tieresias
John Shrapnel — Creon
Cyril Cusack — Priest