Characters played by Silvana Mangano
Giocasta
Characters played by Franco Citti
Edipo
Characters played by Alida Valli
Merope
Characters played by Carmelo Bene
Creonte
Characters played by Julian Beck
Tiresia
Characters played by Luciano Bartoli
Laio
Characters played by Francesco Leonetti
Servo di Laio
Characters played by Ahmed Belhachmi
Polibo
Characters played by Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Sacerdote
Characters played by Giandomenico Davoli
Pastore di Polibo
Characters played by Ninetto Davoli
Angelo
Characters played by Laura Betti
Jocasta's Maid
Characters played by Pier Paolo Pasolini
High Priest
Characters played by Isabel Ruth
Jocasta's Maid with a Lamb