Watch Theban Plays: Antigone (1986) Official Trailer
9 / 10 IMDb September 19, 1986 1h 51m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 51m
Release Date
September 19, 1986
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Writers
Producers
Cast
Juliet Stevenson
as Antigone
Gwen Taylor
as Ismene
Patrick Barr
as Chorus
Paul Daneman
as Chorus
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Donald Eccles
as Chorus
Robert Eddison
as Chorus
Ewan Hooper
as Chorus
Peter Jeffrey
as Chorus
Noel Johnson
as Chorus
Robert Lang
as Chorus
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John Ringham
as Chorus
Frederick Treves
as Chorus
John Woodnutt
as Chorus
John Shrapnel
as Creon
Tony Selby
as Soldier
Mike Gwilym
as Chorus
John Gielgud
as Tiresias
Bernard Hill
as Messenger
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Paul Russell
as Boy
Rosalie Crutchley
as Eurydice
Production Companies
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