Italy / Sep 03, 1967 / Venice Film Festival
Pasolini’s Terrifying… Compassionate… Magnificent…
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
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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 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…
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ahmed Belhachmi | Polybus, King of Corinth |
| Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia | Sacerdote |
| Giandomenico Davoli | Pastore di Polibo |
| Ninetto Davoli | Angelo |
| Laura Betti | Jocasta's Maid (uncredited) |
| Pier Paolo Pasolini | High Priest (uncredited) |
| Isabel Ruth | Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Edipo re |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Somafis, Arco Film |
| Release date | 7 settembre 1967 |
| Production | Alfredo Bini |
| Writer | Pier Paolo Pasolini, Sophocles |
| Editing | Nino Baragli |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Ruzzolini, Sergio Rubini, Otello Spila, Bruno Bruni |
| Assistant directors | Jean-Claude Biette, Benoît Lamy, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Lina D'Amico |
| Camera operators | Otello Spila, Sergio Rubini, Bruno Bruni, Giuseppe Ruzzolini |
| Additional photography | Sergio Rubini, Otello Spila, Bruno Bruni, Giuseppe Ruzzolini |
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| Production design | Luigi Scaccianoce, Dante Ferretti, Andrea Fantacci |
| Art direction | Dante Ferretti, Luigi Scaccianoce, Andrea Fantacci |
| Set decoration | Andrea Fantacci, Dante Ferretti, Luigi Scaccianoce |
| Music | Fausto Ancillai, Carlo Tarchi |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai, Carlo Tarchi |
| Costume design | Danilo Donati, Maria Teresa Corridoni, Ernesta Cesetti, Giulio Natalucci, Piero Cicoletti, Goffredo Rocchetti |
| Makeup | Giulio Natalucci, Goffredo Rocchetti, Maria Teresa Corridoni, Ernesta Cesetti, Piero Cicoletti, Danilo Donati |
| Hairstyling | Maria Teresa Corridoni, Ernesta Cesetti, Giulio Natalucci, Piero Cicoletti, Goffredo Rocchetti, Danilo Donati |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Italy / Sep 07, 1967 / VM18 / Turin
France / Oct 09, 1968 / TP
United Kingdom / Dec 10, 1968
Germany / Jun 13, 1969 / 16
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United States / Dec 07, 1984
Physical media
United Kingdom / Sep 26, 1990 / 15 / VHS
United States / Mar 14, 2003 / DVD
Netherlands / Sep 24, 2012 / 12 / DVD
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