Empire of Evil

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Empire of Evil
Reich des Bösen
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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 byBincent Film
Release dates
7 Juni 1990 (Melmingen)
9 June 1990 (Besmenia)
15 September 1990 (International)
Running time
3h 04m
Country Besmenia
LanguageBesmenian
BudgetBS 174 million
Box officeBS 342 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.

Plot

The film tells the complete history of the Besmenian Empire in its 44 years of existence. It begins with Karl Ochsenbein's seizure of power on October 21, 1922 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

Legacy

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 films Life in Garbage and Tom Teufel.