---
title: 'Death for Five Voices (1995)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Herzog'
released: '1995-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 59
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-for-five-voices-1995'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114684/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Death for Five Voices (1995)

1995 · 59 min · Documentary · Germany


## Synopsis

Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices is a 1995 film by German director Werner Herzog filmed for ZDF television. The film explores the music of Carlo Gesualdo and the legends surrounding Gesualdo's personality, his cursed castle, and his murder of his wife and her lover. Between narration and interviews, several of Gesualdo's madrigals are performed. Herzog calls Death for Five Voices "one of the films closest to my heart."

## Credits

- **Director:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Screenplay:** [Jenny Erpenbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-erpenbeck)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carlo Gesualdo](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-gesualdo)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Zeitlinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-zeitlinger)

## Cast

- [Milva](https://cinepixo.com/people/milva)

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