Oedipus Rex /

The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, the killing of his father and marrying of his mother. This particular version is performed in masks, as the Greeks did in Sophocles' time.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Stratford Festival (Ont.), Corinth Films
Other Authors: Campbell, Douglas, 1922-2009, Stuart, Eleanor, Rain, Douglas, Sophocles, Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939
Format: Conference Proceeding Video VHS
Language:English
Published: ©1988
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Description
Summary:The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, the killing of his father and marrying of his mother. This particular version is performed in masks, as the Greeks did in Sophocles' time.
Item Description:Title on container: Sophocles' Oedipus Rex.
Videocassette release of the 1957 motion picture.
Based on the play by Sophocles, and translated by William Butler Yeats.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (90 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Roger Barlow ; art, Arthur Price ; music, Cedric Davie and Louis Applebaum.