Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (1986)

September 16th, 19861h 51min

Drama
20%

Overview

Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king has gone unavenged, and Oedipus sets out to find the killer.


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