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Oedipus Rex

1984·1h 44m·Not Rated
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
7,650 votes

Rescued from abandonment and raised by the King and Queen, Oedipus is still haunted by a prophecy--he'll murder his father and marry his mother.

Oedipus Rex is a 1984 drama movie directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, starring Franco Citti, Alida Valli, Carmelo Bene. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 7,650 votes and runs 1h 44m.

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Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Stars
Franco Citti
Alida Valli
Carmelo Bene
Silvana Mangano
Details
1984-12-07
104 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Italy, Morocco
★ Italian, Romanian
Keywords
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