Franco Citti

as Oedipus

Silvana Mangano

as Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)

Alida Valli

as Merope, Queen of Corinth

Carmelo Bene

as Creon

Julian Beck

as Tiresias

Luciano Bartoli

as Laius, King of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young father)

Francesco Leonetti

as Servo di Laio

Ahmed Belhachmi

as Polybus, King of Corinth