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Also known as Edipo re

1967 film by Pier Paolo Pasolini

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6.8

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 Oedipus, and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Oedipus 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…

Released: 1967-09-07105 minDir: Pier Paolo PasoliniDrama

Cast

  • Franco Citti as Oedipus
  • Silvana Mangano as Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
  • Alida Valli as Merope, Queen of Corinth
  • Carmelo Bene as Creon
  • Julian Beck as Tiresias
  • Luciano Bartoli as Laius, King of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young father)

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

7,650 votes

Year
1967
Runtime
104 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Italy
Original language
Italian
Based on
Oedipus Rex
Cast member
Isabel Ruth
Composer
Masaru Sato
Producer
Alfredo Bini
Cinematographer
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Narrative location
Greece
Filming location
Morocco
Duration
104
FilmAffinity ID
461869
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
PierPaoloPasolini.jpg
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publication date
1967-01-01
film editor
Nino Baragli
title
Edipo re
costume designer
Danilo Donati
production designer
Q2778939
Commons category
Edipo re (film)
distributed by
Netflix
film format
35 mm film
different from
Oedipus Rex
review score
89%
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