Theban Plays: Antigone

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 19, 1986

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

BBC

Cast

Paul Daneman,Donald Eccles,Robert Eddison,John Woodnutt,Bernard Hill,Robert Lang,Tony Selby,Juliet Stevenson,Gwen Taylor,John Shrapneland 11 more

Director

Don Taylor

Writer

Don Taylor,Sophocles

Producer

Louis Marks

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0086905