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Oedipus Rex Cast & Characters

Oedipus Rex (1984) stars Franco Citti as Oedipus, Silvana Mangano as Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother) and Alida Valli as Merope, Queen of Corinth. The drama movie was released December 7, 1984. Below is the full cast and crew.

1984 · 1h 45m 68 Audience
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Starring Cast
F
Franco Citti
Oedipus
S
Silvana Mangano
Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
A
Alida Valli
Merope, Queen of Corinth
C
Carmelo Bene
Creon
J
Julian Beck
Tiresias
L
Luciano Bartoli
Laius, King of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young father)
Key crew
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Screenplay
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Producers
Alfredo Bini
Cinematography
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Editor
Nino Baragli
Production design
Luigi Scaccianoce
Costume design
Danilo Donati

Full cast

14 cast members

Crew by department

26 crew members

Production

Alfredo Bini
Producer
Eliseo Boschi
Production Manager
Mario Coccioletti
Production Supervisor

Other

Sophocles
Theatre Play
Lina D'Amico
Script Supervisor
Walter Fabrizio
Production Secretary