Omnibus Prince Orestes (Season 7, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

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Prince Orestes (Season 7, Episode 6)

TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

The program has only one segment: "Prince Orestes" (production of a Greek tragedy adapted from an Aeschylus trilogy about Orestes, who killed his mother and her lover in revenge for her murdering his father).

Directors

E. Martin Browne (segment) | William A. Graham (segment)

Writers

Aeschylus (trilogy: Oresteia) (segment) | Leo Brady (adaptation) (segment)

Producer

Robert Saudek (producer)

Production Designer

Henry May

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 4, 1959

Release date

Jan 4, 1959 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
5 cast members

Name	Known for
Alistair Cooke Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Stingers (1998)
Mary Grant (segment) (segment) See fewer	Never Run Out (2018)
Christopher Plummer (segment) (segment) See fewer	Beginners (2010)
Roy Poole (segment) (segment) See fewer	1776 (1972)
Irene Worth (segment) (segment) See fewer	Deathtrap (1982)