Oedipus the King
(DVD)

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Popular Media - 3rd FloorPA4414.O7 T38 2007On Shelf

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
g2010:409236

Notes

General Note
Based on: Oedipus Rex / Sophocles; a new translation by Don Taylor.
General Note
DVD release of a 1986 BBC TV production.
Creation/Production Credits
Producer, Louis Marks ; director, Don Taylor ; camera supervisor, John Dailley ; designer, David Myerscough-Jones ; videotape editor, Dave Hambelton ; music, Derek Bourgeois ; classical adviser, Geoffrey Lewis.
Participants/Performers
Michael Pennington (Oedipus), Cyril Cusack (Priest), John Shrapnel (Creon), John Gielgud (Teiresias), Claire Bloom (Jocasta), Norman Rodway (Corinthian messenger), David Waller (Shepherd), Gerard Murphy (Messenger), Cassie Shilling, Kelly Huntley ; Endymion Ensemble.
Description
This play recounts the story of Oedipus, King of Thebes, a man, who out of stubborn pride, must know the truth at all costs.
System Details
DVD.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Taylor, D., Pennington, M., Gielgud, J., Bloom, C., Cusack, C., Shrapnel, J., Rodway, N., Waller, D., Murphy, G., Marks, L., Bourgeois, D., & Sophocles. (2007). Oedipus the King . Films for the Humanities & Sciences.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Don Taylor et al.. 2007. Oedipus the King. Films for the Humanities & Sciences.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Don Taylor et al.. Oedipus the King Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Taylor, Don, et al. Oedipus the King Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2007.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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