Omnibus Oedipus, the King (Season 5, Episode 14)
TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

Omnibus

Oedipus, the King (Season 5, Episode 14)

TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

The program has two segments: (1) "Oedipus, the King" (play by Sophocles), and (2) "Solo Khumbu" (excerpts from a film documentary on social life and customs in Nepal).

Director

Seymour Robbie (segments: Oedipus, the King)

Writers

Dudley Fitts (translation) (segments: Oedipus, the King) | Robert Fitzgerald (translation) (segments: Oedipus, the King) | Walter Kerr (adaptation) (segments: Oedipus, the King) | Sophocles (play) (segments: Oedipus, the King)

Producer

Robert Saudek

Composer

Richard Wernick (segments: Oedipus, the King)

Cinematographer

Norman Dyhrenfurth (segments: Solo Khumbu)

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 6, 1957

Release date

Jan 6, 1957 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Carroll Chorus Leader (segment "Oedipus, the King") Chorus Leader (segment "Oedipus, the King") See fewer	The Incredible Petrified World (1959)
Alistair Cooke Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	America (1972)
Donald Davis Tiresias (segment "Oedipus, the King") (as Donald G. Davis) Tiresias (segment "Oedipus, the King") (as Donald G. Davis) See fewer	Play of the Week (1959)
J. Robert Dietz Priest (segment "Oedipus, the King") Priest (segment "Oedipus, the King") See fewer	Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
Robert Goodier Creon (segment "Oedipus, the King") Creon (segment "Oedipus, the King") See fewer	Lost and Found (1979)
Carol Goodner Jocasta (segment "Oedipus, the King") Jocasta (segment "Oedipus, the King") See fewer	There Goes the Bride (1932)
William Needles Old Shepherd (segment "Oedipus, the King") Old Shepherd (segment "Oedipus, the King") See fewer	Spasms (1983)
Christopher Plummer Oedipus (segment "Oedipus, the King") Oedipus (segment "Oedipus, the King") See fewer	Beginners (2010)
William Shatner Palace Messenger (segment "Oedipus, the King") Palace Messenger (segment "Oedipus, the King") See fewer	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)