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The Theban Plays by Sophocles

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.

Main Cast

Michael PenningtonMichael PenningtonOedipus Rex
Claire BloomClaire BloomJocasta
John GielgudJohn GielgudTieresias
John ShrapnelJohn ShrapnelCreon
Cyril CusackCyril CusackPriest
Michael ByrneMichael ByrneChorus
Ernest ClarkErnest ClarkChorus
David CollingsDavid CollingsChorus
Donald EcclesDonald EcclesChorus
Robert EddisonRobert EddisonChorus

Creators

Don TaylorDon TaylorDirector, Writer
SophoclesSophoclesWriter

Info about The Theban Plays by Sophocles

Studio(s): BBC

Originally Released: Sep 16, 1986

Genres:Drama

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