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'Oedipus’

Date released

30 Jul 1923

Series name

Daily Sketch Topical Budget

Issue no

622-2

NoS ID

129110

Story no

2 / 5

'Oedipus Rex’ staged at the Coliseum in Rome.

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Sophocles: The Theban Plays, Series

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Omnibus[03/03/1957] (1957 Television)

aka: Theatre Breaks Loose

Series

Omnibus (Us Series)

Director

David Greene

Producer

Robert Saudek

US arts series introduced by Alistair Cooke. In a 45 min item entitled ‘The Theatre Breaks Loose’ directed by David Greene, critic Walter Kerr chronicles the history of theatre from the Greeks to the...

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The Riddles of the Sphinx

Date

2 Jan 2014, 10:20

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Review

The Riddles of the Sphinx (1977/2013). GB. 2013. DVD. BFI home video. 92 minutes + 115 minutes extras. £15.99 About the reviewer: Dr Patti Gaal-Holmes is an artist/filmmaker and historian. Her...

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Oedipus at Colonus (2000 Video)

Subject

Classical studies; Drama

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 85 minutes), £35.00

Along with ‘Oedipus’ and ‘Antigone’ this completes Sophocles’ Theban trilogy. Oedipus finally comes to terms with his life of triumph, tragedy and disgrace and finds relief in death. He overcomes...

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Oedipus Rex 1 (1957 Video)

Director

Tyrone Guthrie; Abraham Polonsky

Producer

Leonio Kipnis

Subject

Classical studies; Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC). col. 90 min., 2000 sale: US$149.00 (+p&p)

Sir Tyrone Guthrie directs a version of ‘Oedipus Rex’ using W B Yest’s translation. Here, the actors wear masks, thus performing their roles just as the Greeks did in Sophocles’ time.

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Oedipus Tyrannus (1977 Video)

Subject

Classical studies; Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 90 min., 2000 sale: US$179.00 (+p&p)

An excerpted version of ‘Oedipus Rex’ which attempts to avoid archaic language while to preserving the dignity and clarity of the text. It shows scenes of Greek theatres and examines Aristotle’s...

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Oedipus at Colonus (1987 Video)

Subject

Classical studies; Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS/NTSC. col. 120 min.

Tells the story of Oedipus, now old, blind and outcast, wandering through Greece, guided by his daughter Antigone to Colonus, where he knows he will die.

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Two Children of Oedipus (1973 Audio)

Director

David R Clark

Producer

David R Clark

Subject

Drama

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Audiocassette. 36 min.

A discussion of Voltaire’s ‘Oedipe’ and Kleist’s comedy ‘The Broken Pitcher’ as adaptations of ‘Oedipus Rex’. Voltaire’s inability to perceive the problematic nature of truth in...

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Oedipus Rex (Edipo Re) (1967)

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Subject

Classical studies; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 105 minutes), £19.99

Filmed on location in Morocco, Pasolini’s take on Sophocles’ tragedy reimagines the story in three different eras. The first takes place in 1920s Italy and is shaded with autobiographical tones,...

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