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Sophocles: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Sophocles has 2 books adapted into 2 TV shows and movies.
About Sophocles's books on screen
Sophocles has 2 works on record that have been adapted for the screen (including play). Together they have become 2 movies. The first adaptation was Hercules Unchained (1959), and the most recent released one is Oedipus Rex (1967).
Sophocles books with adaptations, in publication order
- Oedipus Rex · adapted as Oedipus Rex (1967)
- Oedipus at Colonus · adapted as Hercules Unchained (1959)
TV shows and movies based on Sophocles's books
- Oedipus Rex (movie, 1967)
- Hercules Unchained (movie, 1959)
Common questions
How many Sophocles books have been made into movies or TV shows?
2 books have been adapted into 2 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Sophocles adaptation?
Hercules Unchained, released in 1959, a movie based on Oedipus at Colonus.
Is a new Sophocles adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is Oedipus Rex.