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Antigone

A fearless Antigone, refusing to allow the dishonored body of her murdered brother Polynices to be devoured by vultures and dogs, defies the Thebian tyrant Creon by burying him.

1h 40m1992TMDb 6.0

Drama

German

Crew and Cast

Jean-Marie StraubJean-Marie StraubDirectorDanièle HuilletDanièle HuilletDirector
Astrid OfnerAntigone
Ursula OfnerIsmene
Werner RehmKreonHans DiehlHans DiehlDie AltenKurt RadekeKurt RadekeDie Alten
Michael MaassenDie Alten
Rainer PhilippiDie Alten
Lars StuderWächter
Stephan Wolf-SchönburgHämonAlbert HetterleAlbert HetterleTiresiasLibgart SchwarzLibgart SchwarzBotin
Mario di MattiaKnabe

Storyline

A fearless Antigone, refusing to allow the dishonored body of her murdered brother Polynices to be devoured by vultures and dogs, defies the Thebian tyrant Creon by burying him.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
2 September 1992
Runtime
1h 40m
TMDB score
6.0 / 10 (19 votes)

Production

Director
Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Writers
Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Studios
Produktion Straub-Huillet, Pierre Grise Productions, Berliner Filmförderung
Countries
Germany, France

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German