Echoes from a Sombre Empire
1990 · 1h 31m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
Werner Herzog
Overview
Documentary examining Bokassa's rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesses and visits to key sites.
Director and cast
- Werner Herzog Director
- Michael Goldsmith as Self
- Werner Herzog as Self
- Augustine Assemat as Self
- David Dacko as Self
- Francis Szpiner as Self
- François Gibault as Self
- Marie-Reine Hassen as Self
- Jean-Bedel Bokassa as Self (archive footage)
- Anne Bokassa as Self (uncredited)
- Marie-France Bokassa as Self (uncredited)
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