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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…
Cast & crew
Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Franco CittiOedipus
Silvana ManganoJocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
Alida ValliMerope, Queen of Corinth
Carmelo BeneCreon
Julian BeckTiresias
Luciano BartoliLaius, King of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young father)
Francesco LeonettiServo di LaioAhmed BelhachmiPolybus, King of Corinth
Giovanni Ivan ScratugliaSacerdoteGiandomenico DavoliPastore di Polibo
Ninetto DavoliAngelo
Laura BettiJocasta's Maid (uncredited)Videos
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