The Theban Plays by Sophocles

1986 NR 1h 51m 7.4

Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king has gone unavenged, and Oedipus sets out to find the killer.

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Main Cast

Michael Pennington Michael Pennington Oedipus Rex
Claire Bloom Claire Bloom Jocasta
John Gielgud John Gielgud Tieresias
John Shrapnel John Shrapnel Creon
Cyril Cusack Cyril Cusack Priest
Michael Byrne Michael Byrne Chorus
Ernest Clark Ernest Clark Chorus
David Collings David Collings Chorus
Donald Eccles Donald Eccles Chorus
Robert Eddison Robert Eddison Chorus

Creators

Don Taylor Don Taylor Director, Writer
Sophocles Sophocles Writer

Info about The Theban Plays by Sophocles

Studio(s): BBC

Originally Released: Sep 16, 1986

Genres: Drama

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