Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Tyrone Guthrie
- Writers
- William Butler Yeats
- Release Year
- 1957
- Runtime
- 87 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Canada
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (10 votes)
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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.
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