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.
Released: Apr 03, 1991
Runtime: 95 minutes
Stars: Matthias Habich, Sebastian Hartmann, Tatiana Lygari, Jan Josef Liefers, Christos Tsagas, Klaus Pönitz
Crew: Rainer Simon (Director), Franz Fühmann (Writer), Ulrich Plenzdorf (Writer), Friedrich Schenker (Music), Roland Dressel (Cinematography), Helga Gentz (Editor)