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Echoes from a Sombre Empire

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1h 31m
Documentary
Starring Werner Herzog · Francis Szpiner · Jean-Bedel Bokassa
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Documentary examining Bokassa's rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesses and visits to key sites.

Director
Werner Herzog
Producers
Werner Herzog, Walter Saxer, Galeshka Moravioff
Studio
Sera Filmproduktions, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Films sans frontières
Original Title
Echos aus einem düsteren Reich
Original Language
German
Keywords
paris, france dictator journalist emperor interview politics government torture cannibal portrait megalomania central african republic
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Cast

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Werner Herzog
Self
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Francis Szpiner
Self
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Jean-Bedel Bokassa
Self (archive footage)

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