Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

112 mins | Drama | Sept. 17, 1986

Oedipus's wanderings come to an end when he finds his final resting place, as foretold by the gods. But his brother-in-law and his son each try to take him away.

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

112 mins | Drama | Sept. 17, 1986

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
Oedipus's wanderings come to an end when he finds his final resting place, as foretold by the gods. But his brother-in-law and his son each try to take him away.
Producers BBC
Original title Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
Directors Don Taylor
Writers Don Taylor, Sophocles

Cast

Anthony Quayle

as Oedipus

Juliet Stevenson

as Antigone

Paul Copley

as Local Man

Ian Hogg

as Chorus

Edward Jewesbury

as Chorus

Trevor Peacock

as Chorus

Bryan Pringle

as Chorus

Barry Stanton

as Chorus

Jerome Willis

as Chorus

Frank Windsor

as Chorus

Gwen Taylor

as Ismene

Clive Francis

as Theseus

John Shrapnel

as Creon

Kenneth Haigh

as Polynices

Michael Harbour

as Messenger

Michael Shevelew

as Theseus' Attendant