Oedipus Rex (1957) Watch Online Trailer

The land ruled by King Oedipus is plagued by ill-fortune and the people are promised relief by the gods if the slayer of the former king is apprehended and punished. This does not bode well for King Oedipus and his Queen. (Performed in masks by the Stratford, Ontario, Shakespearean Festival Players.)



Oedipus Rex (1957)
Released: 06 Jan 1957
Runtime: 87 min
Rated: APPROVED
Director: Tyrone Guthrie, Abraham Polonsky
Writer(s): Sophocles (play), William Butler Yeats (English translation)
Actors: Douglas Campbell, Eleanor Stuart, Robert Goodier, William Hutt
IMDB Ratings: 6.6



Plot: 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.