National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Great Debaters
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for The Great Debaters). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 6m. The Great Debaters is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Great Debaters| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Great Debaters | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 6m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Denzel Washington |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Devyn A. Tyler, Jurnee Smollett, Forest Whitaker, Denzel Washington, John Heard |
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 Great Debaters
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
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