Oedipus the King (film)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oedipus_Rex
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
gptkbp:art_style dramatic.
gptkbp:awards nominated for several film awards.
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Oedipus_Rex
gptkbp:box_office moderate success.
gptkbp:character Chorus.
Creon.
Jocasta.
Messenger.
Oedipus.
Tiresias.
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Gordon_Willis
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact exploration of fate and free will.
gptkbp:cultural_significance exploration of tragic flaws.
gptkbp:director gptkb:Tyrone_Guthrie
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:edited_by Robert Lawrence
gptkbp:features gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:filming_location New York City.
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Oedipus_Rex
gptkbp:genre gptkb:earthquake
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oedipus the King (film)
gptkbp:influenced modern storytelling.
theater productions.
film adaptations of tragedies.
modern interpretations of Greek tragedies.
psychological analysis of characters.
scholarly discussions on tragedy.
subsequent adaptations of Greek tragedies.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:mythological_figure
classical literature.
gptkbp:inspiration Sophocles' Oedipus Rex.
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic adaptation.
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:narrative_style linear.
gptkbp:notable_appearance Oedipus blinds himself.
gptkbp:plot Tragic story of Oedipus, who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother.
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:production_company Columbia Pictures.
gptkbp:release_format theatrical.
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1957
gptkbp:runtime 90 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Robert_Graves
gptkbp:soundtrack orchestral.
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Christopher_Plummer
gptkb:Donald_Brittain
gptkb:Rosalind_Cash
gptkbp:themes gptkb:TV_series
truth
blindness
guilt
gptkbp:viewing_platform cinema.