Directed by:
Ingmar BergmanScreenplay:
Ingmar BergmanCinematography:
Sven NykvistComposer:
Rolf A. WilhelmCast:
David Carradine, Liv Ullmann, Gert Fröbe, Heinz Bennent, James Whitmore, Edith Heerdegen, Christian Berkel, Walter Schmidinger, Ralf Wolter, Gaby Dohm (more)Plots(1)
Out-of-work trapeze artist Abel Rosenberg (David Carradine) finds the only way to navigate the surreal circus that is 1923 Berlin is to stay drunk. But even through his stupor, he can see the thread of a frightening mysteryeveryone he knows, even his most distant acquaintances, is dying violently. Can he survive or will his mind and soul completely unravel? (official distributor synopsis)
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