Oedipus at Colonus

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Date
1988
Summary
Based on Sophocles' play, recounts the final days of blind and exiled Oedipus. The primary action involves a fight over where Oedipus is to die, as that place is to become hallowed ground.
Contributors
Taylor, Don; Quayle, Anthony 1913-1989; Stevenson, Juliet; Haigh, Kenneth 1929; Sophocles
Publishers
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Films for the Humanities (Firm); Bioscope (Firm)
Subjects
Literature, Print Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Literature, Print Culture; Theater
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
132 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Cast: Anthony Quayle (Oedipus), Juliet Stevenson (Antigone), Kenneth Haigh (Polynices). Music, Derek Bourgeois.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089920; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1300; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/788; OCLC: ocm16917871; Catalog Key: alephsys001577505

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