Antigone

May 31, 1961

1h 33m

★ 7.6

Overview

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...

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

Norma Film Productions

Antigone Trailers

Cast

Antigone

Irene Papas

Creon

Manos Katrakis

Ismene

Maro Kodou

Haemon

Nikos Kazis

Eurydice

Ilia Livykou

Sentry

Giannis Argyris

A Messenger

Byron Pallis

Tieresias

Tzavalas Karousos

First Elder of Thebes

Thodoros Moridis

Elder of Thebes

Giorgos Vlahopoulos

Elder of Thebes

Yorgos Karetas

Elder of Thebes

Thodoros Kefalopoulos

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