Oedipus Rex (1957)

Drama

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.

Cast

Oedipus
Douglas Campbell
Jocasta
E Eleanor Stuart
Chorus
D David Gardner
Chorus
Bruno Gerussi
Chorus
R Richard Howard
Chorus
Roland Hewgill
Chorus
William Shatner
Chorus
E Edward Holmes
Chorus
Louis Negin
Chorus
N Neil Vipond
Antigone
B Barbara Franklin
Ismene
N Naomi Cameron
Creon
R Robert Goodier
Tiresias
D Donald Davis
Messenger
Douglas Rain
Chorus Leader
William Hutt
Man From Corinth
T Tony Van Bridge
Shepherd / Old Priest
E Eric House
Chorus
Robert Christie
Chorus
Ted Follows

Crew

Director
Tyrone Guthrie
Writer
W William Butler Yeats
Original Story
Sophocles
Producer
L Leonid Kipnis
Associate Producer
S Sam Friedman
Associate Producer
T Tom Patterson
Music
L Louis Applebaum
Cinematography
R Roger Barlow
Editor
R Richard C. Meyer
Art Direction
A Arthur Price
Sound
J Joseph Champagne