A Hatful of Rain vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for A Hatful of Rain). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. A Hatful of Rain is the older of the two (1957 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Hatful of Rain
National Theatre Live: Antigone| A Hatful of Rain | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1957 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fred Zinnemann | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | William Hickey, Henry Silva, Eva Marie Saint, Anthony Franciosa, Don Murray | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
A Hatful of Rain
A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey. When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state. Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political…
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