Barbara Franklin, Donald Davis, Douglas Campbell
Filmed by the famed British actor/director Sir Tyrone Guthrie, this elegant version of Sophocles' important play adds a brilliant stroke--the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright...( read more
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Directed by: Barbara Franklin, Donald Davis, Douglas Campbell, Douglas Rain, Naomi Cameron, Tyrone Guthrie, William Shatner
Release Date: January 1, 1957
DVD Release Date: June 11, 2002
Stats: 28 reviews
all this did was make me despise greek theatre and be scared of masks... this movie was SO BORING that it could make paint fall asleep. that isnt even possible, but really. a dude marries his mom and kills his dad and the whole movie is him talking about it for a couple of hours....( read more)
An amazing story of one of my favourite storries of all time. I was completely awed by this extravaganza, the dramatic tinge serving to indulge my senses, both visually and otherwise. The dramatic lighting was pure genius that worked in tangent with the sets and costumes. There w...( read more)
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