[The Theban plays]. Oedipus at Colonnus / [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.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Taylor, Don, 1936-2003, director.

Marks, Louis, producer.

Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989, actor.

Stevenson, Juliet, actor.

Taylor, Gwen, 1939- actor.

Haigh, Kenneth, 1929-2018, 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.

Athens (Greece)--Drama.

Athens (Greece).

Genre:

Fiction television programs.

Television adaptations.

Drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (131 minutes)

Other Title:

Theban plays of Sophocles

Oedipus at Colonnus

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:

Anthony Quayle (Oedipus), Juliet Stevenson (Antigone), Paul Copley (Local man), Gwen Taylor (Ismene), Clive Francis (Theseus), John Shrapnel (Creon), Kenneth Haigh (Polynices), Michael N. Harbour (Messenger), Michael Shevelew (Theseus' attendant) ; music played by the Endymion Ensemble.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed October 01, 2021).

Related Work:

Television adaptation of: Sophocles. Oedipus at Colonus. English (Taylor)

OCLC:

1274235358

Publisher Number:

ASP5132784/marc