Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices

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Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices

The skeleton of Gesualdo's wife or lover
Directed by Werner Herzog
Produced by Lucki Stipetic
Cinematography Peter Zeitlinger
Editing by Rainer Standke
Release date(s) 1995
Running time 59 minutes
Language English
IMDb profile

Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices (German: Tod für fünf Stimmen) 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.