Edipo Re

"Pasolini’s Terrifying… Compassionate… Magnificent…"

Dec 7 1984 Not Rated 1h 44m
Drama

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…

Plot

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...

Written by

Pier Paolo Pasolini, Sophocles

Directed by

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Cast

Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti, Alida Valli

Crew

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Production Countries

Morocco, Italy

Production Companies

Somafis, Arco Film

Languages

Italiano, Româna

Awards

4 wins & 4 nominations

Trailers
Official Trailer
Oedipus Rex (1967) Original Trailer [FHD]
Scores
# of Votes
7,425
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA