Theban Plays: Oedipus the King 37 years old

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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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King Cast

Name Character
Claire Bloom She was 55, now 93 years old as Jocasta
John Gielgud He was 82, 96 years old when he died as Tieresias
Robert Eddison He was 78, 83 years old when he died as Chorus
John Shrapnel He was 44, 77 years old when he died as Creon
Michael Byrne He was 42, now 80 years old as Chorus
Norman Rodway He was 57, 72 years old when he died as Corinthian Messenger
Nigel Stock He was 66, 66 years old when he died as Chorus
Cyril Cusack He was 75, 82 years old when he died as Priest
Gerard Murphy He was 30, 57 years old when he died as Messenger
Ernest Clark He was 74, 82 years old when he died as Chorus

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King Crew

Name Department
Louis Marks as Producer. He was 58 (82) years old when He died Production
Sophocles as Writer. Writing
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King poster
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (37 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, September 16, 1986
  • Runtime: 111 minutes