7.3 / 10(148 votes)IMDb19501h 35mFrance

La Ronde

Synopsis

An all-knowing interlocutor guides us through a series of affairs in Vienna, 1900. A soldier meets an eager young lady of the evening. Later he has an affair with a young lady, who becomes a maid and does similarly with the young man of the house. The young man seduces a married woman. On and on, spinning on the gay carousel of life.

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Anton Walbrook

Raconteur - le meneur de jeu

Simone Signoret

Léocadie, la prostitutée

Serge Reggiani

Franz, le soldat

Simone Simon

Marie, la femme de chambre

Daniel Gélin

Alfred, le jeune homme

Fernand Gravey

Charles Breitkopf, son mari

Gérard Philipe

Le comte

Danielle Darrieux

Emma Breitkopf, la femme mariée

Jean-Louis Barrault

The Poet

Odette Joyeux

Anna, la grisette

Isa Miranda

Charlotte

Jean Clarieux

Le brigadier sur le banc (uncredited)

Uncredited

Paulette Frantz

(uncredited)

Uncredited

Jean Landier

(uncredited)

Uncredited

René Marjac

(uncredited)

Uncredited

Marcel Mérovée

Toni (uncredited)

Uncredited

Jean Ozenne

(uncredited)

Uncredited

Robert Vattier

Le professeur Schüller (uncredited)

Uncredited

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Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

Toronto International Film Festival

Festival / Special Debut

Theatrical Premiere

March 16, 1954

Wide Cinema Exhibition

4K UHD / Blu-ray Debut

January 1, 2000

Physical Home Media

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Max Ophüls
Screenplay & Story: Arthur Schnitzler, Jacques Natanson, Max Ophüls
Original Score: Oscar Straus
Original Title: La Ronde
Country of Origin: France
Spoken Languages: French
Runtime: 1h 35m
Production Studios: Films Sacha Gordine

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Max Ophüls

Screenplay & Story

Arthur Schnitzler, Jacques Natanson, Max Ophüls

Original Score & Music

Oscar Straus

Director of Photography

Christian Matras

Film Editing

Léonide Azar

Producers

Sacha Gordine, Ralph Baum

Department Leadership Roster

Max Ophüls

Director

Léonide Azar

Editor

Christian Matras

Director of Photography

Oscar Straus

Original Music Composer

Jean d'Eaubonne

Production Design

Sacha Gordine

Producer

Ralph Baum

Producer

Georges Annenkov

Costume Design

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Germany (FSK)18

FSK 18 — Restricted to adults 18 and older.

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