Added: Nov 22, 2008
From: dglekjofg
Duration: 9:39
I created a playlist of the whole movie (14 videos) here:http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=03FD0B77ECB7FFAC"Oedipus the King", 1967 U.K. production directed by Philip Saville. Faithful film adaptation of the Greek tragedy "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles, based on the translation by Paul Roche.I'm very sorry for the bad video quality (I RECOMMEND YOU WATCH IT IN HIGH QUALITY), but so far this is the only copy I have managed to get my hands on. Fortunately the audio quality is almost always fine, and this makes it possible to fully appreciate Christopher Plummer's terrific delivery of Sophocles's lines.Dramatis Personae:Oedipus, king of Thebes(Christopher Plummer)Jocasta, wife of Oedipus and widow of Laius(Lilli Palmer)Creon, brother of Jocasta(Richard Johnson)Tiresias, a blind prophet(Orson Welles)Chorus of Theban elders(Chorus Leader: Donald Sutherland)Messenger from Corinth(Cyril Cusack)Old shepherd of Laius(Roger Livesey)Laius, former king of Thebes(Friedrich von Ledebur)High Priest of Thebes(Demos Starenios)Antigone and Ismene, little daughters of Oedipus and Jocasta(Oenone and Cressida Luke)Second messengerBoy attendant on TiresiasPalace Official, Servants and AttendantsCitizens of Thebes
Channel: Film
Tags: arts christopher classic drama greek king oedipus orson perfoming philip plummer rex saville sophocles the theatre tragedy welles
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