Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
2
111 minutes
9/16/1986
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 List
Michael Pennington
as Oedipus Rex
Claire Bloom
as Jocasta
John Gielgud
as Tieresias
John Shrapnel
as Creon
Cyril Cusack
as Priest
Michael Byrne
as Chorus
Ernest Clark
as Chorus
David Collings
as Chorus
Donald Eccles
as Chorus
Robert Eddison
as Chorus
Clifford Rose
as Chorus
Alan Rowe
as Chorus
Nigel Stock
as Chorus
John Woodnutt
as Chorus
Norman Rodway
as Corinthian Messenger
David Waller
as Shepherd
Gerard Murphy
as Messenger
Cassie Shilling
as Antigone
Kelly Huntley
as Ismene
Lincoln Saunders
as Tieresias' Boy
Richard Tate
as Theban Citizen