A familiar Biblical tale transformed into a cinematic opera of seemingly endless possibility. In expressive, melodic tones, the fraternal pair debate God’s true message and intent for His creations, a conflict that leads their followers towards chaos and sin. Set almost entirely within a Roman amphitheater whose history lends every precise line-reading and gesture, every startling camera move and cut, a totalizing force.

• DirectorDanièle Huillet
• Release9 May 1975
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 47m
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  5.8
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  ORF, NEF Diffusion, HR, ARD