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Oedipus Rex

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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…

Orignal Title

Edipo re

Orignal Language

it

Duration

1 hr 44 min

Genre

Drama

Status

Released

Release Data

1967-09-07

Produced By

Somafis, Arco Film

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