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Sophocles (c. 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote more than 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens, which took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. He competed in 30 competitions, won 24, and was never judged lower than second place. Aeschylus won 13 competitions and was sometimes beaten by Sophocles; Euripides won four. The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature Oedipus and Antigone: they are generally known as the Theban plays, though each was part of a different tetralogy (the other members of which are now lost). Sophocles influenced the development of drama, most importantly by adding a third actor (attributed to Sophocles by Aristotle; to Aeschylus by Themistius), thereby reducing the importance of the chorus in the presentation of the plot. He also developed his characters to a greater extent than earlier playwrights.
Most Popular Sophocles Trailers
Total trailers found: 45
24 October 1974
Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
14 February 1959
En route to Thebes for an important diplomatic mission, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and loses his memory.
30 December 1971
Cottafavi's adaptation of the Greek tragedy for RAI.
05 December 1958
Faithful TV adaptation of Sophocles' tragedy.
24 June 2020
The Oedipus Project is an innovative new digital initiative by Theater of War Productions that will present acclaimed actors performing scenes from Sophocles’ Oedipus the King as a catalyst for powerful, healing online conversations about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon diverse communities throughout the world.
02 September 1992
A fearless Antigone, refusing to allow the dishonored body of her murdered brother Polynices to be devoured by vultures and dogs, defies the Thebian tyrant Creon by burying him.
05 August 2021
When tomboy taxi-driver Ra'ida's rebellious younger brother Marid goes missing, she turns to her powerful family for help.
19 September 1986
In a final battle for the control of Thebes, Oedipus's two sons kill each other. Creon issues an order that no one is to bury Polynices upon pain of death.
06 January 1957
The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie.
01 January 1994
The Otto Schenk production of Richard Strauss's "Elektra", filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera in January, 1994.
07 September 1967
In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed.
23 August 1996
Edipo, is appointed mayor of a town plunged in misery and violence. His first mission is to discover and punish the murderers of Layo, a well-known potentate of the region.
17 September 1986
Oedipus's wanderings come to an end when he finds his final resting place, as foretold by the gods. But his brother-in-law and his son each try to take him away.
01 June 1968
This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.
01 January 1986
Shot by Tonino De Bernardi in 1986 before his 'Elettra' made for RAI.
24 April 1986
Mise-en-scène of the classic tragedy of Sofocles, carried out by Antoine Vitez in the National Theat
31 May 1961
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.
21 December 1974
With fierce originality, this powerful adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy presents a world of honor, treachery and fateful consequences.
06 November 2021
In a current and pandemic Salvador, the feminine crosses time in the streets of commerce and calls for the urgency of preserving female "bodies" in history.
21 March 2021
It is election night. Oedipus is on the verge of a massive victory. The country has not known a leader for many years since Laius' death.
01 January 1987
Elettra is adapted from the tragedy of Sophocles and played by non-professional actors of Casalborgone.
16 September 1986
Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy.
23 August 1969
On the streets of a damp metropolis lie the corpses of hundreds and hundreds of boys and girls. No one can give them a resting place because of a law enacted by a repressive State.
31 December 2012
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.
08 November 2019
Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemporary Montreal.
09 May 2001
A young policeman of Moroccan origin investigates the murder of an informer. His investigations soon lead him to question his own past.
26 April 2015
Cameras exclusively capture the Oscar-winning French actress Juliette Binoche playing the title role in Sophocles's tale of family loyalty, courage and tragedy.
23 September 2026
Electra: A daughter consumed by grief and rage, clinging to the idea of justice as her world comes apart.
21 December 2021
A girl wants to bury her dead brother's body, but she is in great danger Adapted from Sophocles' Ane
25 July 2022
This is a contemporary interpretation of The Ichneutae by Sophocles, which, along with Cyclops, is the only Euripides satire that survived to our times.
01 January 2025
Grieving and thirsting for justice for the murder of her father, committed by her mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus, Electra, together with her brother Orestes, embarks on a path of suffering in which there is no room for remorse or repentance, culminating in irrevocable decisions.
01 January 2022
Oedipus is the son of Laius. Unknowingly, he killed his father, married his mother, and fathered four children, who are his siblings.
29 July 2024
There was war, as always. A war of brothers. Now it's over. The time has come to praise the fallen and denounce the traitors.
06 October 2025
With “Antigone,” the Philharmonie de Paris serves as the setting for a world premiere: an “operatorio” by Pascal Dusapin, brought to life by Christel Loetzsch in the title role, conducted by Klaus Mäkelä and directed by Netia Jones.
05 October 2013
Last production staged by Patrice Chéreau, this Elektra will remain as the main and most striking lyrical event of these last years in Aix-en-Provence.
01 January 2025
Blind and wandering, Oedipus arrives in Colonus, near Athens, supported by Antigone and then also by Ismene.
17 November 1976
Oedipus at Colonus is the second of the three Theban plays of the Athenian tragedian Sophocles. It was written shortly before Sophocles's death in 406 BC and produced by his grandson at the Festival of Dionysus in 401 BC.
