Antigone

Antigone (1961)

May 31st, 19611h 33min

History, Drama
77%

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...


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Troy

Troy


Released on: 2004-05-13
War, Action, History

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan...

The Mystery of the Trojan Horse

The Mystery of the Trojan Horse


Released on: 2021-03-26
Documentary, History, TV Movie

The story of the Trojan Horse is probably one of the most famous stories ever told: after ten years ...

Medea

Medea


Released on: 1969-12-28
Drama, Fantasy

Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her p...

Aida - Arena di Verona

Aida - Arena di Verona


Released on: 2013-11-05
Drama, Music

The grand scale and magnificent acoustics of the Roman arena in Verona are ideally suited to the pag...

The Giant of Marathon

The Giant of Marathon


Released on: 1959-12-03
Adventure, History, War

A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army.

The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans


Released on: 1962-08-01
Adventure, History, War

Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (3...

Pink Ulysses

Pink Ulysses


Released on: 1990-02-13
Fantasy, Drama

A homoerotic exploration of the Odyssey mixing black and white, color, and old film clips.

Johnny Minotaur

Johnny Minotaur


Released on: 1971-04-07
Drama

Johnny Minotaur is a lyrical explosion of taboos: incest, intergenerational desire, pansexuality and...

Alexander

Alexander


Released on: 2004-11-21
War, History, Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeatin...

The Illiac Passion

The Illiac Passion


Released on: 1967-12-30
Drama, Fantasy

Prometheus, on an Odyssean journey, crosses the Brooklyn Bridge in search of the characters of his i...

Orpheus

Orpheus


Released on: 1950-09-29
Romance, Fantasy, Drama

A famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydi...

Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex


Released on: 1957-01-06
Drama

The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mot...

The Bright Night

The Bright Night


Released on: 1978-10-29
Fantasy, Drama

In a montage alternating with moments of Nigel Rogers' interpretation of the most beautiful passages...

Perseus

Perseus


Released on: 1992-01-01
Adventure, Animation, History

"Perseus won't bring you luck, Acrisius", oracles the seer Talos at the birth of Perseus, the son of...

Antigone

Antigone


Released on: 2003-05-05
Drama

Having defied the ban on Creon and offered a burial to Polynice, her treacherous homeland brother, A...

Spectres

Spectres


Released on: 2021-12-21
Drama, Mystery

Three ancient heroes encounter the spectres of their dead loved ones and struggle to let them go.

Orpheus in the Underworld

Orpheus in the Underworld


Released on: 1974-02-07
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music

This musical comedy based on an opera by Jacques Offenbach incorporates a twist on the classic Greek...

The Golden Thing

The Golden Thing


Released on: 1972-01-11
Drama, Adventure

Eleven-year old Jason and his companions, including Hercules and Orpheus, go with the ship "Argo" in...

Medea

Medea


Released on: 2022-05-04
Thriller, Drama

After escaping from her homeland and now abandoned by the man she loves, Medea must find strength fr...

Phaedra

Phaedra


Released on: 1962-05-25
Drama, Romance

A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. The young and fiery second wife of an extremely wea...