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 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
Release date	27 February 1920 (1920-02-27)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

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

1. Grange 2008, p. 61.

Bibliography

• Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810859678.

External links

• The Merry-Go-Round at IMDb