Final part of Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's trilogy on German history, also including Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King (1972) and Karl May (1974).
Syberberg's young daughter, Amelie Syberberg, appears in the film.
Reportedly Susan Sontag's favorite film.
The film was a considerable influence on, among others, the critic Susan Sontag and the philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe; Sontag called it "one of the 20th century's greatest works of art.".
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.
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