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Film International: Oedipus Rex

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

starring
Silvana Mangano , Franco Citti
Pier Paolo Pasolini 's Oedipus is born into a middle-class family in Bologna, where the director himself was born. Before returning his ' son of fortune ' to end his life where it began, Pasolini recreates the tragedy in the dazzling light of the Moroccan desert.
Written and directed by PIER PAOLO PASOLINI. Films: page 9

Contributors

Unknown:
Silvana Mangano
Unknown:
Franco Citti
Unknown:
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Directed By:
Pier Paolo
Jocasta:
Silvana Mangano
Oedipus:
Franco Citti
Merope:
Alida Valli
Creon:
Carmelo Bene
Tiresias:
Julian Beck
Messenger:
Ninetto Davoli
Source: Radio Times

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