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Director
  
Yorgos Javellas

Music director
  
Arghyris Kounadis

Duration
  

Language
  
Greek

7.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Screenplay
  
Yorgos Javellas

Country
  
Greece

Antigone (film) movie poster

Release date
  
1961

Writer
  
Yorgos Javellas (screenplay), Sophocles (play)

Cast
  
Irene Papas
(Antigone),
Μάνος Κατράκης
(Creon),
Maro Kodou
(Ismene),
Ilia Livykou
(Eurydice),
Byron Pallis
(A Messenger),
Thodoros Moridis
(First Elder of Thebes)

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Irene Papas movies, Set in Greece, Dramas

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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.

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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.

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 - Tieresias
  • Thodoros Moridis - First Elder of Thebes
  • Giorgos Vlahopoulos - Elder of Thebes
  • Yorgos Karetas - Elder of Thebes
  • Thanasis Kefalopoulos - Elder of Thebes
  • References

    Antigone (film) Wikipedia
    Antigone (film) IMDb Antigone (film) themoviedb.org