Synopsis
Film adaptation by Straub and Huillet of Hölderlin’s 1798 tragedy on the symbolic death of Empedocles, the legislator in Ancient Greece.
Movie Information
- Director
- Jean-Marie Straub
- Writers
- Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
- Release Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 132 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- DE
- Country
- Germany, France
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (11 votes)
Top Cast
Andreas von Rauch
Empedokles
Vladimir Baratta
Pausanias
Martina Baratta
Panthea
Ute Cremer
Della
Howard Vernon
Hermokrates
William Berger
Kritias
Federico Hecker
Die drei bürger
Peter Boom
Die drei bürger
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