Theban Plays: Antigone 

In a final battle for the control of Thebes, Oedipus's two sons kill each other. Creon issues an order that no one is to bury Polynices upon pain of death. But Antigone is determined that ... See full summary »

Director:

Don Taylor

Writers:

Sophocles (play), Don Taylor (translation)

Stars:

Juliet Stevenson, Gwen Taylor, Patrick Barr

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Juliet Stevenson	...	Antigone
Gwen Taylor	...	Ismene
Patrick Barr	...	Chorus
Paul Daneman	...	Chorus
Donald Eccles	...	Chorus
Robert Eddison	...	Chorus
Patrick Godfrey	...	Chorus
Ewan Hooper	...	Chorus
Peter Jeffrey	...	Chorus
Noel Johnson	...	Chorus
Robert Lang	...	Chorus
John Ringham	...	Chorus
Frederick Treves	...	Chorus
John Woodnutt	...	Chorus
John Shrapnel	...	Creon

Storyline

In a final battle for the control of Thebes, Oedipus's two sons kill each other. Creon issues an order that no one is to bury Polynices upon pain of death. But Antigone is determined that her brother's body will have the proper rites of burial.

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Plot Keywords:

greek god | greek tragedy | greek army | sophocles | sequel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1986 (UK)

Also Known As:

Theban Plays: Antigone

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bioscope, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows The Theban Plays by Sophocles: Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus (1986)

User Reviews

Great Movie

I saw the movie in my honors english class, and I thought that it was a great movie. My favorite actor in the movie is the knight from Indian Jones and the Last Crusade. He was one of the chorus members. That guy was the coolest. The next best thing was the other chorus member with the hoarse voice and red hair who pronounces "land" and "lyiand" That was hilarious. All in all, it was a good plot and the music sequences was great. The actor playing Creon was very beleivable, forceful, and showed great antipathy to the surrounding actors. He was the scariest ruler in all the llyyiiiannnddd!