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Oedipus Rex

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Calorie Rating: 146
Released: 1967-09-07
Running Time: 104 Minutes
Studios: Somafis, Arco Film,


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…

Director / Directors

Jean-Claude Biette
Assistant Director
Benoît Lamy
Assistant Director

Lina D'Amico
Script Supervisor


Cast

Silvana Mangano
Character: Giocasta
Franco Citti
Character: Edipo
Alida Valli
Character: Merope

Carmelo Bene
Character: Creonte
Julian Beck
Character: Tiresia
Luciano Bartoli
Character: Laio

Francesco Leonetti
Character: Servo di Laio
Ahmed Bellashmi
Character: Polibo
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Character: Sacerdote

Giandomenico Davoli
Character: Pastore di Polibo
Ninetto Davoli
Character: Angelo
Laura Betti
Character: Jocasta's Maid (uncredited)

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Character: High Priest (uncredited)
Isabel Ruth
Character: Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb (uncredited)


Production and Crew


Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Director of Photography
Luigi Scaccianoce
Production Design
Andrea Fantacci
Set Decoration

Danilo Donati
Costume Design
Giulio Natalucci
Makeup Artist
Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist

Eliseo Boschi
Production Manager
Mario Coccioletti
Production Supervisor

Piero Cicoletti
Assistant Costume Designer
Sophocles
Theatre Play
Ernesta Cesetti
Hairstylist

Dante Ferretti
Assistant Production Design
Fausto Ancillai
Sound Mixer

Bruno Bruni
Still Photographer
Sergio Rubini
Assistant Camera
Otello Spila
Camera Operator

Walter Fabrizio
Production Secretary