Antigone
1961 · 93 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 940 VOTES · DIR. Yorgos Tzavellas
Overview
In Thebes in ancient Greece, King Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother Jocasta, having two sons - Eteocles and Polyneices - and two daughters - Ismene and Antigone. King Oedipus dies a beggar in the exile after gouging out his own eye, and Eteocle agrees to reign in Thebes in alternating years with Polynices. However, he refuses to resign after the first year and Polynieces raises an army and attacks Thebes, and they kill each other. The ruler of Thebes Creon decrees that Eleocles should have an honorable burial while the body of the traitor Polyneices should be left on the battlefield to be eaten by the jackals and vultures. However, Antigone, 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 Antigone, he sentences her to be placed in a tomb alive. Antigone hangs herself in the tomb and Haemon tries to kill his father first and then he kills himself with his sword...
Dialogue Timeline — 1,247 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:01 My sister lsmene, accursed twin
00:07:30 Because you are younger you've seen
00:11:58 from the battlefield with news of the booty and promises us
00:15:32 I hope you approve this.
00:18:54 they do it with bribes and presents.
00:23:00 And speech and the airy flight
00:26:48 and she didn't resist. And we accused her
00:30:19 There's nothing wrong in honoring my brother.
00:34:23 Who's missing?
00:38:02 but even I am good enough for death.
00:42:52 blow wickedly in the salty night
00:46:48 to devour her brother: the city
00:50:45 babbling so suspiciously about suspicion.
00:54:55 and bears his neck, not afraid
00:58:59 the strokes of the hours of gold.
01:03:23 what will become of you! You have spawned
01:07:16 before they are withered and rattle
01:10:37 that's silver.
01:14:46 goes your war, Kreon, son of Menokeus?
01:18:17 War makes new rights and wrongs.
01:22:06 every battle rouses its own battle fever
01:26:08 she'll be gone.
01:30:15 of our frightened master, we assembled. There
01:34:57 and Danièle Huillet's French subtitles