Oedipus Rex
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 Edipo (Oedipus), and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Edipo 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...
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HD
Drama
1967
104 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Oedipus Rex
- Duration : 104 min
- Languages : Italian, Romanian
- Writers : Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Directors : Pier Paolo Pasolini min
- Imdb : 7.5 (2988 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.8 (1814 votes)
- Actors : Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti, Alida Valli, Carmelo Bene
Movie Storyline
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 Edipo (Oedipus), and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Edipo 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...