Antigone (1961 film)

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Antigone
The promotional poster for the English-subtitled video.
Directed by	George Tzavellas
Written by	George Tzavellas (adaptation)
Produced by	Demetrios Paris
Starring	Irene Papas Manos Katrakis
Cinematography	Dinos Katsouridis
Edited by	Giorgos Tsaoulis
Music by	Arghyris Kounadis
Distributed by	Kino Video (Region 1 DVD)
Release date	1961 (1961)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Greece
Language	Greek

Antigone (Greek: Aντιγόνη, Antigone) is a 1961 Greek film adaptation of the Ancient Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles. It stars Irene Papas in the title role and was directed by Yorgos Javellas, who also adapted the play for the film.

The film follows the story of the play closely, but ends differently – instead of Creon retiring back to the palace as in the play, the film ends with Creon relinquishing his kingship and exiling himself out of Thebes.