Black Sin
Genres
Overview
A companion piece to the earlier film ‘The Death of Empedocles’, 'Black Sin' is an adaptation of the third version of Friedrich Hölderlin’s play ‘Der Tod Des Empedokles’.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
42 min
Release Date
1989-05-01
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
4.3
Andreas von Rauch
Empédocle
Vladimir Baratta
Pausanias
Howard Vernon
Manes
Danièle Huillet
La femme (uncredited)
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