Oedipus Rex (1967 film)

Oedipus Rex
Directed by	Pier Paolo Pasolini
Screenplay by	Pier Paolo Pasolini
Based on	Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
Produced by	Alfredo Bini
Starring	Silvana Mangano Franco Citti Alida Valli Carmelo Bene Julian Beck Luciano Bartoli Francesco Leonetti Ahmed Belhachmi Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia Giandomenico Davoli Ninetto Davoli
Cinematography	Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Edited by	Nino Baragli
Production company	Arco Film
Distributed by	Euro International Films
Release date	September 3, 1967 (1967-09-03) (premiere at VFF)
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	Italy Morocco
Languages	Italian Romanian Berber

Oedipus Rex (Edipo re) is a 1967 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.^[1] Pasolini adapted the screenplay from the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles in 428 BC. The film was mainly shot in Morocco. It was presented in competition at the 28th Venice International Film Festival. It was Pasolini's first feature-length color film, but followed his use of color in "The Earth Seen from the Moon" episode in the portmanteau film The Witches (1967).