Circle of Deceit (1981)
To escape his crumbling marriage, German journalist Laschen travels to Beirut during the fights between Christians and Palestinians to produce an essay. Together with his photographer, he meets some influential people and discovers the everyday face of the war.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff
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Bruno Ganz as Georg Laschen |
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Hanna Schygulla as Ariane Nassar |
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Jerzy Skolimowski as Hoffmann |
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Jean Carmet as Rudnik |
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Gila von Weitershausen as Greta Laschen |
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Peter Martin Urtel as Berger |
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Hans Peter Korff as Redakteur |
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Fouad Naim as Excellence Joseph |
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John Munro as |
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Ghassan Matar as |
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Roger Assaf as |
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Hans Häckermann as |
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Joachim Dietmar Mues as |
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Wolfgang Kaven as |
| Directing | Volker Schlöndorff | Director |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Writer |
| Writing | Kai Hermann | Writer |
| Writing | Volker Schlöndorff | Writer |
| Writing | Margarethe von Trotta | Writer |
| Writing | Nicolas Born | Novel |
| Production | Anatole Dauman | Co-Producer |
| Production | Eberhard Junkersdorf | Producer |
| Production | Hans Prescher | Producer |
| Camera | Igor Luther | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Suzanne Baron | Editor |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |