The Complaint of an Empress

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The Complaints of an Empress
Directed by Pina Bausch
Written by Pina Bausch
Produced byHerbert Rach
Starring
Cinematography
  • Detlef Erler
  • Martin Schäfer
Edited by
  • Michael Felber
  • Nina von Kreisler
  • Martine Zévort
Release date
8 March 1990
Running time
106 minutes
Country(West) Germany

The Complaint of an Empress (Die Klage der Kaiserin), is a 1990 film directed by Pina Bausch. It is the only film she directed. [1]

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