Das Riesenrad (1961)
The story of a marriage over time, based on a play by Jan de Hartog. Maria Schell and O. W. Fischer play an aristocratic Austrian couple who meet during the imperial era and experience the first five decades of the 20th century together: temptations and transgressions, world wars, economic crisis, the death of their son in the war. They experience good times and bad times and always remain cheerful, just as the Ferris wheel in Vienna's Prater continues to turn.
Director: Géza von Radványi
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Maria Schell as Elisabeth von Hill |
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O.W. Fischer as Rudolf von Hill |
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Adrienne Gessner as Adele von Hill |
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Rudolf Forster as Hofrat von Hill |
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Doris Kirchner as Gusti Gräfin Wallburg |
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Gregor von Rezzori as Graf Wallburg |
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Gusti Wolf as Gisela von Hill |
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Alexander Trojan as Walter von Hill |
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Anita Gutwell as Rita |
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Frances Martin as Hansi |
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Heinz Blau as Hubert von Hill |
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Margitta Scherr as Fini Hill |
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Horst Janson as Harry |
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Rainer Brandt as Fähnrich Lothar Höpfner |
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Margarethe Hruby as Mathilde Riedl |
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Karl Hellmer as Karl Riedl |
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Max Wittmann as Dr.Blau |
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Christian Doermer as Hubert von Hill jr. |
| Directing | Géza von Radványi | Director |
| Writing | Jan de Hartog | Story |
| Writing | Ladislas Fodor | Writer |
| Production | Artur Brauner | Producer |
| Sound | Hans-Martin Majewski | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Friedl Behn-Grund | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jutta Hering | Editor |
| Art | Johannes Ott | Production Design |
| Art | Willy Schatz | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Hahne-Herberg | Costume Design |
| Directing | Rudolf Nussgruber | Assistant Director |