History Lessons
6.6
Set in contemporary Rome, the film shows through a series of encounters with “ancient” Romans, how the economic and political manipulation by ancient Roman society led to Caesar’s dictatorship. - British Film Institute
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Cast
11 people
Gottfried Bold
Der Bankier
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Johann Unterpertinger
Der Bauer
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Bertolt Brecht
Danièle Huillet
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Renato Berta
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Henri Ludwigg
Der Anwalt
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Jean-Marie Straub
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Emilio Bestetti
Carl Vaillant
Der Dichter
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Jeti Grigioni
Benedikt Zulauf
Der Junge Mann
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Jean-Marie Straub Director · Danièle Huillet Director Bertolt Brecht Author
United States release September 30, 1973 · Produced in Germany, Italy · Production Janus Film und Fernsehen
Production
Straub-Huillet
Production
Janus Film und Fernsehen
Production
Germany · Italy
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Original title
Geschichtsunterricht
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · September 10, 1972
Theatrical
United States · September 30, 1973
New York Film Festival
France
May 1, 1973 · Cannes Film Festival
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