During the Greek summer in the war year of 1944, a German military unit sets up camp on the plateau of Thebes. Armed with a 16 mm camera, the captain of the unit, a former professor for classical Greek philology, comes up with the idea to film the myth of Oedipus.
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Matthias Habich
Hauptmann / Teiresias
Known for
Enemy at the Gates
Berlin Syndrome
Sebastian Hartmann
Gefreiter / Ödipus
Also in
Miraculi
Für alle Fälle Stefanie
Roland Dressel
Rainer Simon
Franz Fühmann
Tatiana Lygari
Griechische Schauspielerin / Königin Iokaste
Also in
Forbidden love
Enohi agapi
Gunter Berger
Ulrich Plenzdorf
Jan Josef Liefers
Obergefreiter / Kameramann
Known for
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Four Against the Bank
Ursula Funk
Christos Tsagas
Griechischer Schauspieler / Kreon
Known for
Iphigenia
Hans Poppe
Rainer Simon Director · Ulrich Plenzdorf Writer Franz Fühmann Writer
First release April 3, 1991 · Produced in Germany, XG · Languages German, Greek
Production
TORO-Film
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MaxCapita
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Berlin''
Production
DEFA
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DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme
Production
Germany · XG
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Original language
German
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German · Greek
Release dates
Germany · April 3, 1991
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No release date listed for United States.
Greece
March 17, 2016 · Digital
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