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Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone may be 2,500 years old, but can still grip and shock modern audiences.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Endymion Ensemble (Instrumentalist)
Other Authors: Taylor, Don, 1936-2003 (Director), Marks, Louis (Producer), Pennington, Michael, 1943- (Actor), Bloom, Claire, 1931- (Actor), Sophocles
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; translated from the original Ancient Greek.
Published: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 1986.
Subjects:
Oedipus > (Greek mythological figure) > Drama.
Oedipus > (Greek mythological figure)
Jocasta (Greek mythology) > Drama.
Thebes (Greece) > Kings and rulers > Drama.
Jocasta (Greek mythology)
Kings and rulers.
Greece > Thebes.
Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Television adaptations.
Fictions télévisées.
Adaptations télévisées.
Théâtre.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone may be 2,500 years old, but can still grip and shock modern audiences.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed October 01, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (122 minutes)
Playing Time:02:01:58
Production Credits:Music composed and conducted by Derek Bourgeois ; lighting director, John Summers ; make-up designer, Fran Needham ; costume designer, June Hudson ; designer, David Myerscough-Jones.