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Antigone

Genre: Drama
Countries: ,
Release Date: January 22, 1962
Year: 1962
Runtime:93 min
IMDb Rating:

In the Ancient Greek city of Thebes, King Oedipus killed his father and married his mother Jocasta, having two sons - Eteocles and Polynieces - and two daughters - Ismene and . King Oedipus died a beggar in the exile after gouging out his own eyes, and Eteocles agreed to reign in Thebes in alternating years with Polynieces. However, Eteocles refuses to resign after the first year and Polynieces is exiled. Polynieces raises an army and attacks Thebes, and the two brothers kill each other. Crean, the new ruler of Thebes Creon decrees that Eteocles should have an honorable burial while the body of the traitor Polynieces should be left on the battlefield to be eaten by jackals and vultures. However, , 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 , he sentences her to be sealed in a tomb alive. hangs herself in the tomb and Haemon tries to kill his father first and then he kills himself with his sword. When Creon’s wife Eurydice is informed of the death of her son, she also commits suicide, leaving Creon alone.

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