Oedipus Rex
1967 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 7,153 VOTES · DIR. Pier Paolo Pasolini
Overview
In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Edipo (Oedipus), and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Edipo that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he flees Corinth and his supposed parents - only to get into a fight and kill an older man on the road…
Dialogue Timeline — 316 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:49 Spectators!
00:02:20 The chorus implores Oedipus to save his city
00:07:06 Save us, save our city, Oedipus!
00:09:40 At whatever cost, he must be discovered
00:12:16 ...of the slain king Laius!
00:15:28 You cannot solve the ancient crime
00:17:35 He accuses Creon of desiring the throne for himself...
00:18:57 ...cast into the sea the dreadfuI Mars...
00:20:30 You are the murderer!
00:22:12 A guiIty king pollutes the city
00:24:07 You have been bribed, Tiresias!
00:25:47 All praise to Oedipus' wife!
00:27:11 lf Laius of Thebes were that man...
00:31:13 Are you not ashamed, princes?
00:35:42 - They always lie - The crossroads!
00:38:39 I killed a man at the crossroads
00:40:03 Oh, this lofty, all-discerning Oedipus!
00:41:42 His adopted father, by my doing!
00:43:47 ...his feet pierced, tied
00:46:29 He is the son of Laius and Jocasta
00:48:42 Oedipus pounds on the doors
00:50:34 And Oedipus rushed in and pounded on the doors, howling wildly
00:53:01 The divine Jocasta is dead!
00:55:02 I bid you farewell, Oedipus, I bid you farewell
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed316
Dialogue density3.0 lines / min
First line00:00:49
Final line00:55:02
Production Record
DirectorPier Paolo Pasolini
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes7,153