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Edipo Re (Oedipus the King)

San Petronio

Bologna · Italy  ·  Blind beggar plays flute

Edipo Re (Oedipus the King) filmed at San Petronio, Bologna. The steps of this vast church on Bologna's main square, where the present-day Oedipus sits as a blind beggar playing flute.

Where to go

44.318272, 11.798808

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Edipo Re (Oedipus the King) (1967)
On screen
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In real life
San Petronio, Bologna
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Edipo Re (Oedipus the King) film at San Petronio?
At 44.318272, 11.798808 in Bologna. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit San Petronio?
Open to the public, free.
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