La Ronde
7.4
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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Cast
20 people
Anton Walbrook
Raconteur - le meneur de jeu
Known for
The Red Shoes
Gaslight
Simone Signoret
Léocadie, la prostitutée
Known for
Diabolique
Casque d'Or
Serge Reggiani
Franz, le soldat
Known for
Le Doulos
Casque d'Or
Simone Simon
Marie, la femme de chambre
Known for
Cat People
La Bête Humaine
Daniel Gélin
Alfred, le jeune homme
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Life Is a Long Quiet River
Fernand Gravey
Charles Breitkopf, son mari
Known for
How to Steal a Million
Guns for San Sebastian
Gérard Philipe
Le comte
Known for
Fan-Fan the Tulip
The Lovers of Montparnasse
Danielle Darrieux
Emma Breitkopf, la femme mariée
Known for
Persepolis
The Earrings of Madame de...
Jean-Louis Barrault
The Poet
Known for
Children of Paradise
That Night of Varennes
Odette Joyeux
Anna, la grisette
Also in
Sylvia and the Ghost
Douce
Isa Miranda
Charlotte
Known for
Summertime
The Night Porter
Jean Clarieux
Le brigadier sur le banc (uncredited)
Known for
Casque d'Or
Max Ophüls Director · Arthur Schnitzler Author Oscar Straus Composer
United States release March 16, 1954 · Produced in France
Production
Films Sacha Gordine
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · August 27, 1950
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · September 27, 1950
Theatrical
United States · March 16, 1954
Theatrical
Argentina
April 25, 1951 · Theatrical
Australia
February 15, 1952 · Theatrical
Austria
September 1, 1951 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 2, 1951 · Theatrical
January 1, 2000 · Physical · Capa DVD
Canada
September 15, 1977 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
January 17, 1951 · Theatrical
Finland
January 25, 1952 · Theatrical
France
December 6, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release
February 19, 2020 · Physical · HD remaster, DVD/BD
Germany
November 21, 1950 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
September 1, 2007 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
February 9, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
Italy
January 16, 1959 · Theatrical
Japan
July 1, 1952 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 8, 1951 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 15, 1952 · Theatrical
August 15, 2016 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Sweden
December 16, 1950 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 27, 1951 · Theatrical
Uruguay
May 8, 1951 · Theatrical
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