Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex (1967)

Not Rated 07 Dec 1984 • Drama • 1h 44m
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In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Edipo (Oedipus), and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Edipo that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he flees Corinth and his supposed parents - only to get into a fight and kill an older man on the road...

Pier Paolo Pasolini, Sophocles
Writer
Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti, Alida Valli
Starring

Language: Italian, Romanian
Awards: 4 wins & 4 nominations
Country: Italy, Morocco
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7.2

IMDb (6981 votes)
89%
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