Empire of Evil

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Empire of Evil
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Theatrical Besmenian release poster
Reich des Bösen
Directed byHelmut Rommel
Screenplay byHelmut Rommel
Dieter Greif
Produced byHelmut Rommel
StarringRainer Buchmann
Wolfgang Mielke
Ulf Danacke
Ivar Nolter
Sarah Treumann
Music byRalph König
Distributed byClockscreen Studio
Release dates
7 June 1990 (Melmingia)
9 June 1990 (worldwide)
Running time
182 minutes
Country Besmenia
LanguageBesmenian
BudgetBS 17 million
Box officeBS 132 million

Empire of Evil (Besmenian: Reich des Bösen) is a 1990 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.

Plot

The film tells the complete history of the Besmenian Empire in its 45 years of existence. It begins with Karl Ochsenbein's seizure of power on October 21, 1921 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

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