Oedipus Rex (1967)
Oedipus Rex
IMDb 7.2
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...—David Levene
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name :
Oedipus Rex
MPA rating :
Release Date :
Feb 23rd 21
Runtime :
104 min
Language :
it
Genres :
Action , Drama
Cast :
Alida Valli
Julian Beck
Silvana Mangano
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Storyline
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...—David Levene
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