History Lessons

(1972)

★ 6.2 IMDb · 10 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1972

Runtime: 88 мин

Country: Germany, Italy

Director: Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet

Cast: Gottfried Bold, Johann Unterpertinger, Henri Ludwigg, Carl Vaillant, Benedikt Zulauf

Plot

Set in contemporary Rome, the film shows through a series of encounters with “ancient” Romans, how the economic and political manipulation by ancient Roman society led to Caesar’s dictatorship. - British Film Institute