Oedipus Rex (1967) — drama film. Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Starring Franco Citti, Silvana Mangano, Alida Valli, Carmelo Bene. This page maps 3 characters and 6 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 6.8/10 from 367 votes.
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A tragic journey of fate, identity, and self-destruction culminating in exile and redemption.
Drama · 6.8/10 · 105 min · 1967
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…
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