Antigone (1961 film)
| Antigone | |
|---|---|
 The promotional poster for the English-subtitled video. | |
| Directed by | George Tzavellas |
| Written by | George Tzavellas (adaptation) |
| Produced by | Demetrios Paris |
| Starring | Irene Papas Manos Katrakis |
| Cinematography | Dinos Katsouridis |
| Music by | Arghyris Kounadis |
| Distributed by | Kino Video (Region 1 DVD) |
Release date | 1961 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
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.
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.
It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
Cast
- Irene Papas - Antigone
- Manos Katrakis - Creon
- Maro Kontou - Ismene
- Nikos Kazis - Haemon
- Ilia Livykou - Eurydice
- Giannis Argyris - A Sentry
- Byron Pallis - A Messenger
- Tzavalas Karousos - Tiresias
- Thodoros Moridis - First Elder of Thebes
- Giorgos Vlahopoulos - Elder of Thebes
- Yorgos Karetas - Elder of Thebes
- Thanasis Kefalopoulos - Elder of Thebes
See also
References
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Antigone". imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
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