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Summary:

Grateful for a respite from his imploding marriage, Hamburg newspaperman Georg arrives in civil war torn Beirut to chronicle the bloody Lebanese war. Inside a shell-pitted hotel, Georg and colleague Hoffman, join a cynical international coterie of competitive fellow journalists. Outside, they take their lives in their own hands, dodging bullets and conducting interviews that are always just a trigger pull away from becoming executions.

Contributors:

Herrmann, Kai

Trotta, Margarethe von

Luther, Igor

Junkersdorf, Eberhard

Schlöndorff, Volker

Ganz, Bruno

Schygulla, Hanna, 1943-

Skolimowski, Jerzy

Carmet, Jean

Weitershausen, Gila von, 1944-

Urtel, Peter

Jarre, Maurice

Born, Nicolas

Bioskop-Film

Artemis Film (Firm)

Argos Films

Kino International Corporation

Languages:

German
English

Language Notes:

German dialogue with optional English subtitles.

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Fälschung [by Born, N.]

Alternate Titles:

Title on disc surface: Circle of deceit

Subjects:

Journalists — Lebanon — Beirut — Drama

Civil war — Lebanon — Beirut — Drama

German language films

Journalists

Civil war

Lebanon — Beirut

Genres:

Feature films

Film adaptations

Journalism films

Feature films — France

Feature films — Germany

War films

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

DVD; Dolby stereo.

Performers:

Cast: Bruno Ganz, Hanna Schygulla, Jerzy Skolimowski, Jean Carmet, Gila von Weitershausen, Peter Urtel, Margarethe Von Trotta; Kai Herrmann.

Production Credits:

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff; Produced by Eberhard Junkersdorf; Director of photography, Igor Luther ; editor, Suzanne Baron ; music, Maurice Jarre ; costume designer, Dagmar Niefind, May Khoury.

General Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
A foreign film (France, Germany)
Based on the novel by Nicolas Born.
Letterboxed; aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Special features: The making of 'Circle of deceit' (1981, 29 mins. with English commentary by Volker Schlöndorff); an interview with Volker Schlöndorff (2004, 15 min. in English); stills gallery.

Audience:

MPAA rating: R.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

FAE 1981 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 738329034221
Publisher Number, Kino on Video: K342

OCLC Numbers:

1053101520
54962209 [Invalid]