| The Merry-Go-Round | |
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| Directed by | Richard Oswald |
| Written by | Richard Oswald |
| Based on | Reingen 1897 play by Arthur Schnitzler |
| Produced by | Richard Oswald |
| Starring | Asta Nielsen Conrad Veidt Eduard von Winterstein |
| Cinematography | Axel Graatkjær Carl Hoffmann |
| Production companies | Decla-Bioscop Richard-Oswald-Produktion Wüst-Film |
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| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The Merry-Go-Round (German: Der Reigen) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Asta Nielsen, Conrad Veidt and Eduard von Winterstein. It was adapted from the 1897 play, La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier.
Plot
The film tells the story of Elena, a woman with a dubious past, who marries a shop keeper, Albert. When her former pimp, Peter shows up, her life is ruined. She shoots him and poisons herself.
Cast
- Asta Nielsen as Elena
- Conrad Veidt as Petre Karvan
- Eduard von Winterstein as Albert Peters
- Irmgard Bern as Frau Peters
- Theodor Loos as Fritz Peters
- Loni Nest
- Willi Schaeffers
- Ilse von Tasso-Lind as Mutter
- Hugo Döblin
- Willy Karin
- Grange 2008, p. 61.
Bibliography
- Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810859678.
External links
| Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde (1897) | |
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