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Antigone (1961)

7.61h 33mHistory • Drama
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Synopsis

In Thebes in ancient Greece, King Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother Jocasta, having two sons - Eteocles and Polyneices - and two daughters - Ismene and Antigone. King Oedipus dies a beggar in the exile after gouging out his own eye, and Eteocle agrees to reign in Thebes in alternating years with Polynices. However, he refuses to resign after the first year and Polynieces raises an army and attacks Thebes, and they kill each other. The ruler of Thebes Creon decrees that Eleocles should have an honorable burial while the body of the traitor Polyneices should be left on the battlefield to be eaten by the jackals and vultures. However, Antigone, who was betrothed to Creon's surviving son Haemon, defies Creon's orders and buries her brother. When Creon is reported of the attitude of Antigone, he sentences her to be placed in a tomb alive. Antigone hangs herself in the tomb and Haemon tries to kill his father first and then he kills himself with his sword...

Movie Information

Director
Yorgos Tzavellas
Writers
Yorgos Tzavellas
Release Year
1961
Runtime
93 minutes
Genre
History, Drama
Language
EL
Country
Greece
Status
Released
Rating
7.6 / 10 (19 votes)

Top Cast

Irene Papas — cast portrait as Antigone
Irene Papas
Antigone
Manos Katrakis — cast portrait as Creon
Manos Katrakis
Creon
Maro Kodou — cast portrait as Ismene
Maro Kodou
Ismene
Nikos Kazis — cast portrait as Haemon
Nikos Kazis
Haemon
Ilia Livykou — cast portrait as Eurydice
Ilia Livykou
Eurydice
Giannis Argyris — cast portrait as Sentry
Giannis Argyris
Sentry
Byron Pallis — cast portrait as A Messenger
Byron Pallis
A Messenger
Tzavalas Karousos — cast portrait as Tieresias
Tzavalas Karousos
Tieresias

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In Thebes in ancient Greece, King Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother Jocasta, having two sons - Eteocles and Polyneices - and two daughters - Ismene and Antigone. King Oedipus dies a beggar in the exile after gouging out his own eye, and Eteocle agrees to reign in Thebes in alternating years with Polynices. However, he refuses to resign after the first year and Polynieces raises an army and attacks Thebes, and they kill each other. The ruler of Thebes Creon decrees that Eleocles should have an honorable burial while the body of the traitor Polyneices should be left on the battlefield to be eaten by the jackals and vultures. However, Antigone, who was betrothed to Creon's surviving son Haemon, defies Creon's orders and buries her brother. When Creon is reported of the attitude of Antigone, he sentences her to be placed in a tomb alive. Antigone hangs herself in the tomb and Haemon tries to kill his father first and then he kills himself with his sword...

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