Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex (1967)

"Pasolini’s Terrifying… Compassionate… Magnificent…"

6.8 (361 votes)
1h 44m
September 7, 1967
Italian

Synopsis

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…

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Writers

Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Original Title

Edipo re

Status

Released

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Production

Somafis, Arco Film