The Death of Empedocles

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The Death of Empedocles (1987)

Directed by Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet

Drama · 2h 12m

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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Cast

A
Andreas von Rauch Empedokles
V
Vladimir Baratta Pausanias
M
Martina Baratta Panthea
U
Ute Cremer Della Howard Vernon Hermokrates William Berger Kritias
F
Federico Hecker Die drei bürger Peter Boom Die drei bürger
G
Giorgio Baratta Die drei bürger
G
Georg Brintrup Die drei Sklaven Achille Brugnini Die drei Sklaven
M
Manfred Esser Die drei Sklaven

Crew

Director
Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Screenplay
Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Director of Photography
Renato Berta, Giovanni Canfarelli Modica, Jean-Paul Toraille
Editor
Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub

Details

Original title
Der Tod des Empedokles
Release date
1987-10-14
Runtime
2h 12m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany, France
Production
Janus Film und Fernsehen, Les Films du Losange, HR