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Antigone

Original title: Antigoni
  • 19611961
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
835
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Irene Papas in Antigone (1961)
Drama
Antigone defies her uncle's decree that her traitorous brother should go unburied and therefore find no rest in the afterlife; however, her actions have tragic consequences.Antigone defies her uncle's decree that her traitorous brother should go unburied and therefore find no rest in the afterlife; however, her actions have tragic consequences.Antigone defies her uncle's decree that her traitorous brother should go unburied and therefore find no rest in the afterlife; however, her actions have tragic consequences.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
835
YOUR RATING
    • Yorgos Tzavellas
    • Sophocles(play)
    • Yorgos Tzavellas(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Irene Papas
    • Manos Katrakis
    • Maro Kodou
    • Yorgos Tzavellas
    • Sophocles(play)
    • Yorgos Tzavellas(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Irene Papas
    • Manos Katrakis
    • Maro Kodou
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Maro Kodou and Irene Papas in Antigone (1961)
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    Manos Katrakis in Antigone (1961)
    Manos Katrakis and Thodoros Moridis in Antigone (1961)
    Thodoros Moridis and Byron Pallis in Antigone (1961)
    Manos Katrakis in Antigone (1961)
    Manos Katrakis in Antigone (1961)
    Manos Katrakis in Antigone (1961)
    Manos Katrakis and Thodoros Moridis in Antigone (1961)
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    Irene Papas
    Irene Papas
    • Antigone
    Manos Katrakis
    Manos Katrakis
    • Creon
    Maro Kodou
    Maro Kodou
    • Ismene
    Nikos Kazis
    Nikos Kazis
    • Haemon
    Ilia Livykou
    Ilia Livykou
    • Eurydice
    Giannis Argyris
    Giannis Argyris
    • A Sentry
    Byron Pallis
    Byron Pallis
    • A Messenger
    Tzavalas Karousos
    Tzavalas Karousos
    • Tieresias
    Thodoros Moridis
    Thodoros Moridis
    • First Elder of Thebes
    Giorgos Vlahopoulos
    Giorgos Vlahopoulos
    • Elder of Thebes
    Giorgos Karetas
    Giorgos Karetas
    • Elder of Thebes
    Thanasis Kefalopoulos
    • Elder of Thebes
    H. Bourgatzas
    • Elder of Thebes
    I. Garifalidis
    • Elder of Thebes
    A. Kakoulidis
    • Elder of Thebes
    Antonis Saviolakis
    • Elder of Thebes
    Pavlos Rafeletos
    • Elder of Thebes
    Mimis Rougeris
    • Elder of Thebes
    • (as Dimitris Rougeris)
      • Yorgos Tzavellas
      • Sophocles(play)
      • Yorgos Tzavellas(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The movie was screened during 1961-1962 and sold 43,705 tickets. It came 12th out of 68 movies.
    • Connections
      Version of Omnibus: Antigone (1954)

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    8/10
    Pride Goes Before A Fall...
    ...Or, Two Rights Make A Wrong. Over the years I've seen many versions of Antigone, both films and TV and even read two translations of the timeless tale by Sophocles but I was mainly interested in seeing this one as I've never heard it spoken in Greek before. Can't understand a word; whether it makes it more authentic or not is debatable - and after digesting all the concepts in the play whether you need another idea to debate is also debatable – but it certainly adds another dimension.

    Strong minded woman Antigone wants to bury her brother Polyneices returned from exile who kills but is killed in battle by her other brother Eteocles who is feted as Thebes' saviour and given a hero's burial. Wilful King Creon decrees death to anyone honourably burying the traitor Polyneices bringing calamity and endless moral dilemmas for all concerned. Antigone is excellently played by Irene Papas, fresh from The Guns of Navarone the year before. This is Sophocles whizzed through in eighty minutes, concentrating on this wilfulness, pride and refusal to listen either to their gods, counsel or commonsense. It's been a salutary lesson for all people but especially despots and politicians of all eras; some wilfully blind leaders lead nations to war and destruction with their gods on their side and in the aftermath justify themselves even if it means black must be white…and vv too of course. The ever modern tragedies are that the despots and politicians never heed the lessons in here though and indeed that ordinary people still desire shepherds to lead them. Without going into any of the moral and ethical points raised (plenty mentioned in other comments here) as a film it's a reasonable effort and well acted and engrossing enough although I'd always imagined Thebes to be a little grander somehow. If you're still unsure: memorable, lots to chew over but absolutely no laughs.
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    • Jun 18, 2014

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 1962 (Greece)
      • Greece
      • Greek
    • Also known as
      • Alfa Studios, Athens, Greece
    • Production company
      • Norma Film Productions
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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