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The Death of Empedocles
The Death of Empedocles

The Death of Empedocles

Genres

Drama

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Film adaptation by Straub and Huillet of Hölderlin’s 1798 tragedy on the symbolic death of Empedocles, the legislator in Ancient Greece.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

132 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

14 October 1987

Country

Germany

Cast

Andreas von Rauch

Andreas von Rauch

Empedokles

Vladimir Baratta

Vladimir Baratta

Pausanias

Martina Baratta

Martina Baratta

Panthea

Ute Cremer

Ute Cremer

Della

Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon

Hermokrates

William Berger

William Berger

Kritias

Federico Hecker

Federico Hecker

Die drei bürger

Peter Boom

Peter Boom

Die drei bürger

Giorgio Baratta

Giorgio Baratta

Die drei bürger

Georg Brintrup

Georg Brintrup

Die drei Sklaven

Achille Brugnini

Achille Brugnini

Die drei Sklaven

Manfred Esser

Manfred Esser

Die drei Sklaven

Hans Peter Kammerer

Hans Peter Kammerer

Der Bauer

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