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Echoes from a Sombre Empire (1990)

Original title: Echos aus einem düsteren Reich

1990-11-28 · 1h 31m · DE
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Documentary examining Bokassa's rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesses and visits to key sites.

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Werner HerzogDirector, Writer

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Michael GoldsmithMichael GoldsmithHimselfWerner HerzogWerner HerzogSelfAugustine AssematAugustine AssematHerselfFrancis SzpinerFrancis SzpinerSelfDavid DackoDavid DackoHimselfFrançois GibaultFrançois GibaultHimselfMarie-Reine HassenMarie-Reine HassenHerselfJean-Bedel BokassaJean-Bedel BokassaHimself (archive footage)Anne BokassaAnne BokassaHerself (uncredited)Marie-France BokassaMarie-France BokassaHerself (uncredited)Martine BokassaMartine BokassaHerself

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JournalistParis, franceTortureDictatorEmperorCannibalInterviewGovernmentPoliticsMegalomaniaPortraitCentral african republic

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Genre affinityDocumentaryTheme affinityJournalist · Paris France · TortureDirector preference29007Actor preference1139707 · 1403818 · 1403819Country preferenceDeDecade preference1990

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Documentary examining Bokassa's rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesses and visits to key sites.

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