Antigone
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...
Year: 1961
Studio: Norma Film Productions
Director: Yorgos Tzavellas
Cast: Irene Papas, Manos Katrakis, Maro Kodou, Nikos Kazis, Ilia Livykou, Giannis Argyris
Crew: Yorgos Tzavellas (Director), Yorgos Tzavellas (Screenplay), Kimon Spathopoulos (Makeup Artist), Angelos Georgiadis (Property Master), Lakis Antonakos (Assistant Director), Giorgos Tsaoulis (Editor)
Runtime: 93 minutes
Release: May 31, 1961
IMDb: 7.61/10 by 19 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Greece
Language: ελληνικά
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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