In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Edipo (Oedipus), and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Edipo that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he flees Corinth and his supposed parents - only to get into a fight and kill an older man on the road…
Released: Sep 07, 1967
Runtime: 104 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti, Alida Valli, Carmelo Bene, Julian Beck, Luciano Bartoli
Crew: Pier Paolo Pasolini (Director), Pier Paolo Pasolini (Writer), Sophocles (Theatre Play), Ernesta Cesetti (Hairstylist), Maria Teresa Corridoni (Hairstylist), Jean-Claude Biette (Assistant Director)