Die Faelschung = Circle of deceit / eine Deutsch-Franzoesische Gemeinschafsproduktion der-bioskop-film/Artemis-Film, Argos Films Paris ; produzent, Eberhard Junkersdorf ; regie, Volker Schloendorff.

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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Bioskop-Film
Artemis Films
Argos Films
Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Junkersdorf, Eberhard
Schlöndorff, Volker
Ganz, Bruno
Schygulla, Hanna, 1943-
Skolimowski, Jerzy
Carmet, Jean
Weitershausen, Gila von, 1944-
Urtel, Peter Martin, 1914-1989
Luther, Igor
Baron, Suzanne
Jarre, Maurice
Niefind, Dagmar
Khoury, May
Born, Nicolas
Language:German
English
Language and/or Writing System:
German dialogue, English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Distributed by Kino on Video, [2004], ©2004.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Journalists > Lebanon > Beirut > Drama.
Civil war > Lebanon > Beirut > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Circle of deceit. [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD
Description
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.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
Based on the novel by Nicolas Born.
Special features: the making of 'Circle of deceit' (1981, 29 mins. w/English commentary by Volker Schlöndorff; an interview with Volker Schlöndorff (2004, 15 min. in English); stills gallery.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AQ4 D0035835 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.F67 F336 2004 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Credits:Director of photography, Igor Luther ; editor, Suzanne Baron ; music, Maurice Jarre ; costume designer, Dagmar Niefind, May Khoury.
System Details:DVD, region 1, letterbox; Dolby stereo.
Cast:
Bruno Ganz, Hanna Schygulla, Jerzy Skolimowski, Jean Carmet, Gila von Weitershausen, Peter Urtel.