Dead Man Walking vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for Dead Man Walking). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 2m. Dead Man Walking is the older of the two (1995 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dead Man Walking
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Dead Man Walking | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tim Robbins | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Margo Martindale, Susan Sarandon, R. Lee Ermey, Scott Wilson, Sean Penn | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Dead Man Walking
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
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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