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Black Sin(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-05-01
43%
6 Votes
Time: 0h 42m
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’.
Languages: German.
Countries:
Germany
ProductionCompanies: 
Produktion Straub-Huillet
Rundfunk im Amerikanischen Sektor (RIAS)
Movie: Black Sin
Top 4 Billed Cast
Howard Vernon
Manes
Danièle Huillet
La femme (uncredited)
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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’.
Release Date
1989-05-01
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4.3
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