Oedipus the King

Directed by Philip Saville

Written by Sophocles, Philip Saville, Michael Luke, Paul Roche

This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.

Cast

Christopher Plummer

Oedipus

Lilli Palmer

Jocasta

Richard Johnson

Creon

Orson Welles

Tiresias

Cyril Cusack

Messenger

Roger Livesey

Shepherd

Donald Sutherland

Chorus Leader

Friedrich von Ledebur

King Laius

Dimos Starenios

Priest

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Alexis Mann

Palace Official

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Oenone Luke

Antigone

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Cressida Luke

Xemene