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Oedipus Rex
“Pasolini’s Terrifying… Compassionate… Magnificent…”
68%
Movie
1h 45m
AI Analysis
Oedipus Rex (1967) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Oedipus Rex (1967) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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… Our models also surface themes such as family and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~105 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Oedipus Rex 68% (364 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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68%
from 364 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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…
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1967-09-07
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 42691
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What is Oedipus Rex about?
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,... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Oedipus Rex?
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How long is the movie Oedipus Rex?
The official runtime for Oedipus Rex is approximately 105 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Franco Citti
Oedipus
Silvana Mangano
Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
Alida Valli
Merope, Queen of Corinth
Carmelo Bene
Creon
Julian Beck
Tiresias
Luciano Bartoli
Laius, King of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young father)
Francesco Leonetti
Servo di Laio
- A
Ahmed Belhachmi
Polybus, King of Corinth
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Sacerdote
- G
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)
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