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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
Lina D'Amico
Script Supervisor

Benoît Lamy
Assistant Director


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

Walter Fabrizio
Production Secretary

Sergio Rubini
Assistant Camera
Otello Spila
Camera Operator
Dante Ferretti
Assistant Production Design

Fausto Ancillai
Sound Mixer
Sophocles
Theatre Play
Ernesta Cesetti
Hairstylist

Bruno Bruni
Still Photographer
Giulio Natalucci
Makeup Artist
Piero Cicoletti
Assistant Costume Designer

Mario Coccioletti
Production Supervisor
Luigi Scaccianoce
Production Design
Andrea Fantacci
Set Decoration

Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Eliseo Boschi
Production Manager

Danilo Donati
Costume Design

Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Director of Photography