CinemaOSMovie · 1985 · 6h 7m

The Night

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An installation film that consists of a six-hour-long monologue performed by Edith Clever, who reads texts by Syberberg and many different authors, such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Heinrich von Kleist, Plato, Friedrich Hölderlin, Novalis, Friedrich Nietzsche, Eduard Mörike, Richard Wagner, William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett, and Chief Seattle.

Directed byHans-Jürgen Syberberg

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Status
Released
Runtime
6h 7m
Language
EN
Released
May 8, 1985
Studios
TMS Film GmbH

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Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Edith Clever

Edith Clever

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Directed by
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

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