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The Theban plays. Oedipus the king / by Sophocles ; a new translation by Don Taylor ; a BBC TV co-production in association with Bioscope Inc. ; producer, Louis Marks ; directed by Don Taylor.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Taylor, Don, 1936-2003, director.
Marks, Louis, producer.
Pennington, Michael, 1943- actor.
Bloom, Claire, 1931- actor.
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, production company.
Endymion Ensemble, instrumentalist.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Language:
English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Subjects (All):
Oedipus (Greek mythological figure)--Drama.
Oedipus.
Jocasta (Greek mythology)--Drama.
Jocasta (Greek mythology).
Thebes (Greece)--Kings and rulers--Drama.
Thebes (Greece).
Genre:
Fiction television programs.
Television adaptations.
Drama.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (122 minutes)
Other Title:
Theban plays of Sophocles
Place of Publication:
London, England : BBC Worldwide, 1986.
Language Note:
In English.
Original language in Greek, Ancient.
System Details:
video file
Summary:
Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone may be 2,500 years old, but can still grip and shock modern audiences.
Participant:
Michael Pennington (Oedipus), Cyril Cusack (Priest), John Shrapnel (Creon), John Gielgud (Teiresias), Claire Bloom (Jocasta), Norman Rodway (Corinthian messenger), David Waller (Shepherd), Gerard Murphy (Messenger), Cassie Shilling (Antigone), Kelly Huntley (Ismene), Lincoln Saunders (Teirsias' boy) ; music played by the Endymion Ensemble.
Notes:
Title from title screen (viewed October 01, 2021).
OCLC:
1274235777
Publisher Number:
ASP5132782/marc

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