Great Performances Antigone
TV-G
TV Episode | 89 min | Music, Musical

Great Performances

Antigone

TV-G

TV Episode | 89 min | Music, Musical

With fierce originality, this powerful adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy presents a world of honor, treachery and fateful consequences. Acclaimed actress Genevieve Bujold skillfully combines elements of zealotry and idealism in her ...See moreWith fierce originality, this powerful adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy presents a world of honor, treachery and fateful consequences. Acclaimed actress Genevieve Bujold skillfully combines elements of zealotry and idealism in her affecting portrait of Antigone. Jean Anouilh's retelling of "Antigone" stages the inescapably wrenching central confrontation between Antigone and Creon by presenting Bujold and Fritz Weaver seated at a long, executive-suite table--a hallmark of Anouilh's play. The New York Times critic, John J. O'Connor, lauded this "Antigone" as "well acted, well directed and beautifully staged." Written by Anonymous See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Geneviève Bujold Antigone (as Genevieve Bujold) Antigone (as Genevieve Bujold) See fewer	Dead Ringers (1988)
Stacy Keach Chorus Chorus See fewer	Escape from L.A. (1996)
Leah Chandler Ismene Ismene See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
James Naughton Haemon Haemon See fewer	Cat's Eye (1985)
Fritz Weaver Creon Creon See fewer	Creepshow (1982)
Shawn McGill Page Page See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Peter Brandon Messenger Messenger See fewer	Altered States (1980)
Betty Miller Eurydice Eurydice See fewer	Léon: The Professional (1994)
Aline MacMahon Nurse Nurse See fewer	Kind Lady (1935)
Louis Zorich Jonas Jonas See fewer	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Frederick Coffin Second Guard Second Guard See fewer	Hard to Kill (1990)
Edwin Owens Third Guard Third Guard See fewer	Falcon Crest (1981)