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Oedipus Rex

1957Movie1 h 27 min

Drama
63
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6
63
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6

Summary

The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.

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  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Thought-provoking

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  • Weighs on you.
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  • Pays off your patience.
  • Pulls you in.
  • Keeps you guessing.

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The CreonRare · in 43 titlesThe original was the Trope Namer.A Minor Kidroductionin 924 titlesOne might think that this would be obvious for an Oedipus story, but Sophocles's play basically corresponds to only the second half of this film, when Oedipus starts investigating the mystery after p…All 31 tropes

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