Summary
A familiar Biblical tale transformed into a cinematic opera of seemingly endless possibility. In expressive, melodic tones, the fraternal pair debate God’s true message and intent for His creations, a conflict that leads their followers towards chaos and sin. Set almost entirely within a Roman amphitheater whose history lends every precise line-reading and gesture, every startling camera move and cut, a totalizing force.
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Critics like it more than audiences (+27)
Critics 100Audiences 73GoodWatch 84
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109107Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1975
May 9, 1975
51 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
German
Original language
Made in
Germany
Austria
France
Italy
Directing · 2
- Jean-Marie Straub Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
- Danièle Huillet Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Writing · 1
- Arnold Schönberg Story, Opera, Music
Camera · 4
- Renato Berta Director of Photography
- Giovanni Canfarelli Modica Director of Photography
- Saverio Diamante Director of Photography
- Ugo Piccone Director of Photography
Sound · 3
- Louis Hochet Sound
- Jeti Grigioni Sound
- Michael Gielen Music Director
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