"Oedipus the King" starring Christopher Plummer (Part 1 of 14)

I created a playlist of the whole movie (14 videos) here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=03FD0B77ECB7FFAC

"Oedipus the King", 1967 U.K. production directed by Philip Saville. Faithful film adaptation of the Greek tragedy "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles, based on the translation by Paul Roche.

PART 1 - A plague is haunting Thebes. A crowd of citizens led by the High Priest gathers in front of the royal palace. They come to ask their king Oedipus to save Thebes from the plague, just as in the past he saved the city from the curse of the Sphinx by solving her riddle.

I'm very sorry for the bad video quality (I RECOMMEND YOU WATCH IT IN HIGH QUALITY), but so far this is the only copy I have managed to get my hands on. Fortunately the audio quality is almost always fine, and this makes it possible to fully appreciate Christopher Plummer's terrific delivery of Sophocles's lines.

Just one more warning: try not to be immediately scared by the dreadful opening credits... :)


Dramatis Personae:


Oedipus, king of Thebes
(Christopher Plummer)

Jocasta, wife of Oedipus and widow of Laius
(Lilli Palmer)

Creon, brother of Jocasta
(Richard Johnson)

Tiresias, a blind prophet
(Orson Welles)

Chorus of Theban elders
(Chorus Leader: Donald Sutherland)

Messenger from Corinth
(Cyril Cusack)

Old shepherd of Laius
(Roger Livesey)

Laius, former king of Thebes
(Friedrich von Ledebur)

High Priest of Thebes
(Demos Starenios)

Antigone and Ismene, little daughters of Oedipus and Jocasta
(Oenone and Cressida Luke)

Second messenger
Boy attendant on Tiresias
Palace Official, Servants and Attendants
Citizens of Thebes

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[ihateskirts]

finally someone posted the whole film, thankyou!!!!!!

[dglekjofg]

I'm sorry it's a very bad copy. The fact that his face is hardly visible kills me. I don't know if in the U.S.A. this movie occasionally airs on tv, but here in Europe, U.K. included, it is more than rare.

[Natedogg8393]

Hands up for those of us who are watching this for an English class!

[mritchie56]

I was 12 when this movie came out, and I bought a paperback tie-in edition with photos from the movies, but I never got to see it until now (I'm now 55). Thanks so much for making this available.

[Snackay]

Skip until 2:58 to get to the start.

[KodWolf]

i hate my english class...

[nayaboobs]

@Natedogg8393 hahahaha yeah im watching it for my english class :P :D

[JukeGal]

@Natedogg8393 humanities but yeah same difference lolol

[iguanaman07]

is this like the book??

[ProfessorNotOne]

check out my History of Theatre videos at Professor NotOne! video 2 talks about Oedipus!

[beatricebenedict]

Thank you for posting this movie for the Christopher Plummer fans. I only wish it captured the energy of the live drama.

[3126Sam]

thank you so much for putting the whole film up! day before my english exam, massive help!!!