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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children Movie Release: 1967 DVD Release: 03/14/2003 Format: DVD - Letterbox for TV Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: Italian Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 50 mins Studio: Water Bearer Films Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Drama, Tragedy

This updated version of the Greek tragedy from Sophocles bears some slight resemblance to the original mythology. Edipo (Franco Citti) is abandoned by his father after the father receives an oracle telling him he will die at the hands of his own son. Raised by a childless couple, Edipo goes through a series of adventures before he marries his own mother. When they discover they are mother and son, Edipo blinds himself and his mother commits suicide. It's enough to give the audience a complex. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

Silvana Mangano - Jocasta
Franco Citti - Oedipus
Alida Valli - Merope
Julian Beck - Tiresias
Carmelo Bene - Creon