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The Theban plays. Antigone / by Sophocles ; a new translation by Don Taylor ; a BBC TV co-production in association with Bioscope Inc. ; producer, Louis Marks ; directed by Don Taylor.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Antigone (Mythological character)--Drama.
- Antigone.
- Ismene (Greek mythology)--Drama.
- Ismene (Greek mythology).
- Sisters--Drama.
- Sisters.
- Genre:
- Fiction television programs.
- Television adaptations.
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (111 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Theban plays of Sophocles
- Antigone
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 1986.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in Hebrew, Ancient.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone may be 2,500 years old, but can still grip and shock modern audiences.
- Participant:
- Juliet Stevenson (Antigone), Gwen Taylor (Ismene), John Shrapnel (Creon), Tony Selby (Soldier), Mike Gwilym (Haemon), John Gielgud (Teiresias), Paul Russell (Boy), Bernard Hill (Messenger), Rosalie Crutchley (Eurydice) ; music played by the Endymion Ensemble.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed October 01, 2021).
- Performed BBC Studios
- OCLC:
- 1274234925
- Publisher Number:
- ASP5132786/marc
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