Name: The Confessions of Winifred Wagner
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Released: 1976
Cast: Winifred Wagner, Gottfried Wagner, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

Winifred Wagner

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Hans-J&uuml;rgen Syberberg&#x27;s epic interview with Winifred Wagner in 1975.

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