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"Oedipus Rex"
1957
Directed by Tyrone Guthrie
A landmark production of Sophocles' great tragedy,
directed for film by Sir Tyrone Guthrie and performed in masks, as it was in
Greece of the playwright's time. The film retains the primal emotional power
of the best stage productions. "Spectacular and awesome...a jewel" (The
New York Times). Based on the translation by William Butler Yeats.
90 minutes. |
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