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The Theban Plays By Sophocles: Oedipus The King

2 hours 2 minutes 39 seconds
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Man in a white suit stands in the middle of a wide green marble staircase. He faces a man in a robe who sits in the foreground. Caption. You have made yourself master of all the arts of understanding.

Oedipus, king of Thebes, seeks to save the city from destruction. The solution has unexpected repercussions for him and his family. A modern British stage production of the first of the Theban plays by Sophocles.

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Runtime: 2 hours 2 minutes 39 seconds

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Closeup of a gray haired man in a collared jacket with a coat chain who purses his lips, thinking. Caption. When I get back to Thebes, I shall know what to do.
Sophocles: The Theban Plays
Episode 1
2 hours 11 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man in a white suit stands in the middle of a wide green marble staircase. He faces a man in a robe who sits in the foreground. Caption. You have made yourself master of all the arts of understanding.
Sophocles: The Theban Plays
Episode 2
2 hours 2 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Woman in foreground turns away from camera towards a woman in a billowy dress. They stand in a darkened room with a wide staircase. Caption. Antigone, it's madness.
Sophocles: The Theban Plays
Episode 3
1 hours 51 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12

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    Kathryn D. (Manteo, NC)
    October 27th, 2021 at 09:24 AM

    Excellent modern rendering of the 2500-year-old play by Sophocles. Clear and understandable to all audiences.

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