Antigone (1961)

Original title

Αντιγόνη

Directed by

Giorgos Tzavellas

Genre

drama film

Country

Greece

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman defies the king's decree to bury her brother. She faces punishment and sets off a chain of events that change the ruler's fate.

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What happens

Antigone (Greek: Aντιγόνη, Antigone) is a 1961 Greek film adaptation of the Ancient Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles. It stars Irene Papas in the title role and was directed by Yorgos Javellas, who also adapted the play for the film. The film follows the story of the play closely, but ends differently – instead of Creon retiring back to the palace as in the play, the film ends with Creon relinquishing his kingship and exiling himself out of Thebes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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