Oedipus the King

Name: Oedipus the King
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Richard Johnson, Orson Welles, Cyril Cusack

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This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Philip SavilleWriter: Michael Luke

Christopher Plummer

as Oedipus

Lilli Palmer

as Jocasta

Richard Johnson

as Creon

Orson Welles

as Tiresias

Cyril Cusack

as Messenger

Roger Livesey

as Shepherd

Donald Sutherland

as Chorus Leader

Friedrich von Ledebur

as King Laius

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