Where to Watch Oedipus Rex (1967)

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Where to watch Oedipus Rex

• United States: stream on Criterion Channel
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel

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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 Oedipus, and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Oedipus 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…

• Released: 1967-09-07
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 373 votes

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