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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.
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Status: Released
Released Date: 1986-09-19
Runtime: 111 mins
Director: Don Taylor
Writer: Don Taylor
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: Theban Plays: Antigone
Production Companies: BBC
Production Countries: United Kingdom
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Patrick Barr
Paul Daneman
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Peter Jeffrey
Noel Johnson
Robert Lang
John Ringham
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