---
title: 'Echoes from a Somber Empire (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Herzog'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/echoes-from-a-somber-empire-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162941/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Echoes from a Somber Empire (1990)

1990 · 91 min · Documentary · Germany, France

Original title: Écho d'un sombre empire

## Synopsis

Echoes From a Sombre Empire is a 1990 documentary film by Werner Herzog about Jean-Bédel Bokassa.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorg-schmidt-reitwein)

## Cast

- [Jean-Bedel Bokassa](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-bedel-bokassa)
- [Francis Szpiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-szpiner)
- [François Gibault](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-gibault)
- [David Dacko](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-dacko)
- [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- [Marie-Reine Hassen](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-reine-hassen)

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