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The Death of Empedocles is a film of genre Drama directed by Jean-Marie Straub et Danièle Huillet with William Berger

The Death of Empedocles (1987)

The Death of Empedocles
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Length 2h12
Genres Drama
Rating63% 3.1806353.1806353.1806353.1806353.180635

The Death of Empedocles (German: Der Tod des Empedokles) is a 1987 West German drama film directed by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.

Synopsis

Le philosophe Empédocle, ennemi de l’état chrétien, est jeté en prison affrontant les tourments de la solitude, du doute, mais par la volonté du peuple retrouvant un renouveau et même accédant à l’immortalité.

Actors

William Berger

(Kritias)Howard Vernon

(Hermokrates)
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