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Antigone

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HistoryDrama

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...

Details

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Runtime

93 min

Release Date

1961-05-31

Status

Released

Original Language

Greek

Vote Count

15

Vote Average

7.633

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

Irene Papas

Antigone

Manos Katrakis

Creon

Maro Kodou

Ismene

Nikos Kazis

Haemon

Ilia Livykou

Eurydice

Giannis Argyris

Sentry

Byron Pallis

A Messenger

Tzavalas Karousos

Tieresias

Thodoros Moridis

First Elder of Thebes

Giorgos Vlahopoulos

Elder of Thebes

Yorgos Karetas

Elder of Thebes

Thodoros Kefalopoulos

Elder of Thebes

Pavlos Rafeletos

Elder of Thebes

Mimis Rougeris

Elder of Thebes

Kostas Alatzas

Elder of Thebes

Labros Kotsiris

people

Giorgos Vrasivanopoulos

people

Koula Agagiotou

people

Giota Soimoiri

people

Kostas Papakonstantinou

people

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