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Oedipus the King

1968 · 97 min

A heavy, theatrical plunge into inevitable doom, driven by intense dialogue and a growing sense of dread.

Directed by: Philip Saville
Genres: Drama
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Richard Johnson

Overview: 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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Directed by: Philip Saville
Genres: Drama
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Richard Johnson

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bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: fate
guilt
identity
family
power
Places: None
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Philip Saville
Written by: Michael Luke, Philip Saville
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Richard Johnson, Orson Welles, Cyril Cusack, Roger Livesey, Donald Sutherland, Friedrich von Ledebur
Music: Jani Christou
Cinematography: Walter Lassally
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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