Empire of Evil
| Empire of Evil Reich des Bösen | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Besmenian release poster | |
| Reich des Bösen | |
| Directed by | Helmut Rommel |
| Screenplay by | Helmut Rommel Dieter Greif |
| Produced by | Helmut Rommel |
| Starring | Werner Ströbel Wolfgang Mielke Ulf Danacke Ivar Nolter Sarah Treumann |
| Music by | Ralph König |
| Distributed by | Bincent Film |
Release dates | 7 Juni 1990 (Melmingen) 9 June 1990 (Besmenia) 15 September 1990 (International) |
Running time | 3h 04m |
| Country |  Besmenia |
| Language | Besmenian |
| Budget | BS 170 million |
| Box office | BS 440 million |
Empire of Evil (Besmenian: Reich des Bösen) is a 1990 Besmenian historical drama film, directed and produced by Helmut Rommel. He and the historian Dieter Greif wrote the screenplay for the film together.
In terms of box office earnings, Empire of Evil was Rommel's most successful film. The film won the 1991 Besmenian Film Awards in the categories Best Film, Best Director and Best Music. It also won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score, and Best Costume Design at the 64th Tofino Film Festival.
Plot
The film tells the complete history of the Besmenian Empire in its 40 years of existence. It begins with Transition from the Kingdom of Besmenia to the Besmenian Empire in 1927 and ends with the end of the West Besmenian Revolution and the collapse of the fascist regime of the empire on June 7, 1966. The film also portrays the relationship with East Besmenia, the economic problems in the late 50s and the life of the population in the empire.
Production
Cast
- Werner Ströbel as Karl Ochsenbein
- Wolfgang Mielke as Lars Schreim
Leagcy
Trivia
- The film was first broadcast on TV on April 2, 1993 on BRF 1.
- Some of the props that were used for the film were later used by Rommel for his film Tom the Fantastic Devil.