National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The George Raft Story
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.2/10 for The George Raft Story). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 46m. The George Raft Story is the older of the two (1961 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The George Raft Story| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The George Raft Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1961 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Joseph M. Newman |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Frank Gorshin, Jack Lambert, Ray Danton, Jayne Mansfield, Julie London |
Synopsis
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…
The George Raft Story
The 1961 film biography of the nightclub dancer-turned-movie star George Raft.
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