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Oedipus Rex
1967Age guide: 16+
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See it on the shelfIn 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.…
★ 6.8/10 · 376 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Franco CittiOedipus
Silvana ManganoJocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
Alida ValliMerope, Queen of Corinth
Carmelo BeneCreon
Julian BeckTiresias
Luciano BartoliLaius, King of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young father)
Francesco LeonettiServo di Laio- Ahmed BelhachmiPolybus, King of Corinth
