The Rise of Greek tragedy Sophocles : Oedipus the king. [videorecording] : - Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, [1982?], c1975. - 1 cassette (45 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. - The History of the drama ; [unit 1] . - History of drama. [Videorecording] ; unit 1. .

VHS format. Publisher's no.: FFH 118.

Producer-director, Harold Mantell ; translators, Michael Mantell, Stephen Mantell ; series editor, Daniel Seltzer ; photographer, Anthony Spalla, music, Bob Dennis. Producer-director, Harold Mantell ; translators, Michael Mantell, Stephen Mantell ; series editor, Daniel Seltzer ; photographer, Anthony Spalla, music, Bob Dennis.

Voices, James Mason, Claire Bloom, Ian Richardson, Gary Bond; narrator, Anthony Quayle; performers, Athens Classical Theatre Company.

A presentation of Sophocles' Oedipus the king, performed in the authentic setting of a fifth-century Greek theater, with the use of masks made after ancient models. Shows how this drama developed from primeval sacrificial ceremonies to Dionysius.


Classical drama--History and criticism.