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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Genre:Drama

Released:1986-09-16

Runtime:111

Overview

Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king has gone unavenged, and Oedipus sets out to find the killer.


Cast:

Michael Pennington

Character: Oedipus Rex

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Claire Bloom

Character: Jocasta

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John Gielgud

Character: Tieresias

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John Shrapnel

Character: Creon

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Cyril Cusack

Character: Priest

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Michael Byrne

Character: Chorus

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Ernest Clark

Character: Chorus

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David Collings

Character: Chorus

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Donald Eccles

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Robert Eddison

Character: Chorus

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Clifford Rose

Character: Chorus

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Alan Rowe

Character: Chorus

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Nigel Stock

Character: Chorus

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John Woodnutt

Character: Chorus

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Norman Rodway

Character: Corinthian Messenger

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David Waller

Character: Shepherd

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Gerard Murphy

Character: Messenger

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Cassie Shilling

Character: Antigone

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Kelly Huntley

Character: Ismene

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Lincoln Saunders

Character: Tieresias' Boy

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Richard Tate

Character: Theban Citizen

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