Egon Schiele: Dangerous Desires

Nov 10, 2018

0h 59m

★ 0.0

Overview

The dramatic story of Egon Schiele in his own words, celebrating his remarkable artistic achievements but also debating the controversies around his work.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

BBC Studios

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Cast

Egon Schiele

Henry McGrath

Leopold Czihaczek

Kenneth Cranham

Marie Schiele

Ruth Gemmell

Wally Neuzil

Sonya Cullingford

Edith Schiele

Laura Evelyn

Adele Harms

Lila Clements

Dancer

Dorna Ashory

Dancer

Sabine Bailey-Corrodus

Dancer

Stefani Handjiiska

Dancer

Sasha Harrington

Dancer

Greta O'Brien Vial

Dancer

Julienne Schembri

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