---
title: 'Oedipus Rex (1967)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pier Paolo Pasolini'
released: '1967-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/oedipus-rex-1967'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061613/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Oedipus Rex (1967)

1967 · 104 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: Edipo re

## Synopsis

Oedipus Rex is a 1967 Italian film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based upon the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles in 428 BC. It stars Pasolini's regular collaborator Franco Citti in the titular role, along with Alida Valli, Carmelo Bene and Julian Beck.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Pier Paolo Pasolini](https://cinepixo.com/people/pier-paolo-pasolini)
- **Screenplay:** [Pier Paolo Pasolini](https://cinepixo.com/people/pier-paolo-pasolini)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart), [Masaru Sato](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaru-sato)
- **Producer:** [Alfredo Bini](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfredo-bini)
- **Director of Photography:** [Giuseppe Ruzzolini](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-ruzzolini)
- **Editor:** [Nino Baragli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-baragli)

## Cast

- [Ahmed Belhachmi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ahmed-belhachmi)
- [Luciano Bartoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-bartoli)
- [Carmelo Bene](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmelo-bene)
- [Franco Citti](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-citti)
- [Julian Beck](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-beck)
- [Jean-Claude Biette](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-biette)
- [Alida Valli](https://cinepixo.com/people/alida-valli)
- [Pier Paolo Pasolini](https://cinepixo.com/people/pier-paolo-pasolini)
- [Francesco Leonetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-leonetti)
- [Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanni-ivan-scratuglia)
- [Silvana Mangano](https://cinepixo.com/people/silvana-mangano)
- [Laura Betti](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-betti)
- [Isabel Ruth](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabel-ruth)
- [Ninetto Davoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/ninetto-davoli)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/oedipus-rex-1967
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