A companion piece to the earlier film ‘The Death of Empedocles’, 'Black Sin' is an adaptation of the third version of Friedrich Hölderlin’s play ‘Der Tod des Empedokles’.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| AAndreas von RauchEmpédocle | Empédocle |
| VVladimir BarattaPausanias | Pausanias |
 Howard VernonManes | Manes |
 Danièle HuilletLa femme (uncredited) | La femme (uncredited) |