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Black Sin

1989

42m

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4.3/10

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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’.

Directors

Jean-Marie Straub

Danièle Huillet

Writers

Danièle Huillet(screenplay by)

Jean-Marie Straub(screenplay by)

Friedrich Hölderlin(theatre play by)

Stars

Andreas von Rauch

Vladimir Baratta

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Andreas von Rauch

Empédocle

Vladimir Baratta

Pausanias

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Manes

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Danièle Huillet

La femme (uncredited)

Directors

Jean-Marie Straub

Danièle Huillet

Writers

Danièle Huillet(screenplay by)

Jean-Marie Straub(screenplay by)

Friedrich Hölderlin(theatre play by)

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Release date

May 1, 1989 (United States)

Country of origin

Germany

Language

German

Production companies

Produktion Straub-Huillet

NDR

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Box office

Budget

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Gross worldwide

$0

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