Movie·1967·105 min

Oedipus Rex

Name: Oedipus Rex
Genre: Drama
Released: 1967-09-07
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Franco Citti, Silvana Mangano, Alida Valli, Carmelo Bene, Julian Beck

Oedipus Rex streams in the US on Criterion Channel, as of October 5, 2026.

Pasolini’s Terrifying… Compassionate… Magnificent…

6.8 / 10 · TMDB

Drama

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 Oedipus, and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Oedipus 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…

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