The Merry-Go-Round (film)

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.[1] It was adapted from the 1897 play, La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler.

The Merry-Go-Round
Directed byRichard Oswald
Produced byRichard Oswald
Written byRichard Oswald
Based onReingen
1897 play
by Arthur Schnitzler
StarringAsta Nielsen
Conrad Veidt
Eduard von Winterstein
CinematographyAxel Graatkjær
Carl Hoffmann
Production
company
Release date
27 February 1920
CountryGermany
LanguageSilent
German intertitles

The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier.

Plot

Drama about street walker Elena who marries shop keeper Albert. When her former pimp Peter shows up, her life is ruined. She shoots him and poisons herself

Cast

  1. Grange p.61

Bibliography

  • Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
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