Antigone
movie

Released May 31, 1961
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...
Cast

Irene Papas
as
Antigone

Manos Katrakis
as
Creon

Maro Kodou
as
Ismene

Nikos Kazis
as
Haemon

Ilia Livykou
as
Eurydice

Giannis Argyris
as
Sentry

Byron Pallis
as
A Messenger

Tzavalas Karousos
as
Tieresias

Thodoros Moridis
as
First Elder of Thebes

Giorgos Vlahopoulos
as
Elder of Thebes

Yorgos Karetas
as
Elder of Thebes

Thodoros Kefalopoulos
as
Elder of Thebes
Crew

Yorgos Tzavellas
as
Director

Yorgos Tzavellas
as
Screenplay
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Miltiades Tsentos
as
Production Manager
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Nikos Despotidis
as
Sound Engineer
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Thanasis Georgiadis
as
Sound Recordist
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Kimon Spathopoulos
as
Makeup Artist

Giorgos Rois
as
Makeup Artist
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Kassandra Spathopoulou
as
Makeup Artist
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Filippas Kapsalis
as
Wigmaker
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Lakis Antonakos
as
Assistant Director
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Syrakos Danalis
as
Assistant Camera
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Angelos Georgiadis
as
Property Master