Oedipus Rex (Edipo re) 56 years old

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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Oedipus Rex Cast

Name Character
Alida Valli She was 46, 84 years old when she died as Merope
Silvana Mangano She was 37, 59 years old when she died as Jocasta
Ninetto Davoli He was 18, now 75 years old as Anghelos-Angelo
Franco Citti He was 32, 80 years old when he died as Edipo (Oedipus)
Carmelo Bene He was 30, 64 years old when he died as Creon
Luciano Bartoli He was 20, 72 years old when he died as Laius
Francesco Leonetti He was 43, 93 years old when he died as le serviteur de Laïus
Giandomenico Davoli as le berger de Polybe
Julian Beck He was 42, 60 years old when he died as Tiresias
Ahmed Bellashmi as Polibe

Oedipus Rex Crew

Name Department
Pier Paolo Pasolini as Director. He was 45 (53) years old when He died Directing
Pier Paolo Pasolini as Writer. He was 45 (53) years old when He died Writing
Alfredo Bini as Producer. He was 40 (83) years old when He died Production
Sophocles as Original Story. Writing
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Oedipus Rex (56 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, September 07, 1967
  • Runtime: 104 minutes