Oedipus the King (1968)
This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.
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Cast
- Christopher Plummer — Oedipus
- Lilli Palmer — Jocasta
- Richard Johnson — Creon
- Orson Welles — Tiresias
- Cyril Cusack — Messenger
- Roger Livesey — Shepherd
- Donald Sutherland — Chorus Leader
- Friedrich von Ledebur — King Laius
- Dimos Starenios — Priest
- Alexis Mann — Palace Official
- Oenone Luke — Antigone
- Cressida Luke — Xemene
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