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The Death of Empedocles(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-10-14
53%
9 Votes
Time: 2h 12m
Overview:
Film adaptation by Straub and Huillet of Hölderlin’s 1798 tragedy on the symbolic death of Empedocles, the legislator in Ancient Greece.
Languages: German.
Countries:
Germany,
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Janus Film und Fernsehen
Movie: The Death of Empedocles
Top 10 Billed Cast
Howard Vernon
Hermokrates
William Berger
Kritias
Peter Boom
Die drei bürger
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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.
Release Date
1987-10-14
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5.3
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