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George Tzavellas, also rendered Giorgos Tzavellas, Yiorgos Tzavellas, or Yorgos Javellas (Greek: Γιώργος Τζαβέλλας, 1916, Athens – October 18, 1976), was a Greek film director, screenwriter, and playwright.
Antigone ( Greek: Aντιγόνη, Antigone) is a 1961 Greek film adaptation of the Ancient Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles. It stars Irene Papas in the title role and was directed by Yorgos Javellas, who also adapted the play for the film.
Giorgos Tzavellaswas a Greek film director, screenwriter, and playwright. His filmmaking was particularly influential, with critic Georges Sadoul considering him "one of the three major postwar Greek directors" (along with Michael Cacoyannis and Nikos Koundouros ).
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In the 1961 movie Antigone, directed by Yorgos Javellas, the Greek tragedy by Sophocles comes to life on the big screen. The film stars Irene Papas as Antigone, a young woman who defies the law to honor her brother's death.
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- Irene Papas, Manos Katrakis, Maro Kodou
- Yorgos Javellas
Yorgos Tzavellas was a Greek film director, screenwriter, and playwright. His filmmaking was particularly influential, with critic Georges Sadoul considering him "one of the three major postwar Greek directors.
Directed by Yorgos Tzavellas. In Thebes in ancient Greece, King Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother Jocasta, having two sons - Eteocles and Polyneices - and two daughters - Ismene and Antigone.
Antigone defies her uncle’s decree that her traitorous brother should go unburied and therefore find no rest in the afterlife; however, her actions have tragic consequences.
