Oedipus Rex /

The Stratford, Ontario, Shakespearean Festival Players, speaking through Greek masks, present the tragedy of Oedipus, who, having unwittingly slain his father and unknowingly married his mother, is driven by the plague that has swept through his kingdom to track down the evildoer who has polluted hi...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Oedipus Rex (Motion picture : 1957)
Corporate Authors:	Stratford Festival (Ont.), Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939, Guthrie, Tyrone, 1900-1971, Kipnis, Leonid, 1899-1968, Campbell, Douglas, 1922-2009, Stuart, Eleanor, Goodier, Robert, Davis, Donald, Hurt, William, Rain, Douglas, Applebaum, Louis, 1918-2000, Thorpe Davie, Cedric, 1913-1983, Sophocles
Format:	Conference Proceeding Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Subjects:	Oedipus > (Greek mythological figure) > Drama. Greek drama (Tragedy) > Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films.

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Summary:	The Stratford, Ontario, Shakespearean Festival Players, speaking through Greek masks, present the tragedy of Oedipus, who, having unwittingly slain his father and unknowingly married his mother, is driven by the plague that has swept through his kingdom to track down the evildoer who has polluted his land and its people.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital mono; widescreen presentation, original theatrical aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	Photography, Roger Barlow ; film editor, Richard C. Meyer ; music composed and conducted by Louis Applebaum ; music for chorus, Cedric Thorpe Davie ; masks, Tania Moisewitsch, Jacqueline Cundall.