Theban Plays: Antigone
Seen it?1986 | 111 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for people who like stories about real, flawed people. One to watch when you can give it your full attention.
- The mood
- Emotional (bring tissues).
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Don Taylor
- Juliet StevensonAntigone
- Gwen TaylorIsmene
- Patrick BarrChorus
- Paul DanemanChorus
- Donald EcclesChorus
- Robert EddisonChorus
- Ewan HooperChorus
- Peter JeffreyChorus
- Noel JohnsonChorus
- Robert LangChorus