To escape his crumbling marriage, German journalist Laschen travels to Beirut during the fights between Christians and Palestinians to produce an essay. Together with his photographer, he meets some influential people and discovers the everyday face of the war.
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Bruno Ganz
Georg Laschen
Known for
Downfall
The House That Jack Built
Hanna Schygulla
Ariane Nassar
Known for
Poor Things
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Jerzy Skolimowski
Hoffmann
Known for
The Avengers
Eastern Promises
Jean Carmet
Rudnik
Known for
The Cabbage Soup
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Gila von Weitershausen
Greta Laschen
Known for
Murmur of the Heart
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
Peter Martin Urtel
Berger
Known for
Bluebeard
Hans-Peter Korff
Redakteur
John Munro
John
Also in
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Fouad Naim
Excellence Joseph
Josette Khalil
Madame Joseph
No other roles listed
Ghassan Matar
Ahmed
Also in
The Hibiscus-Man
Prince of the Seas
Sarah Salem
Sister Brigitte
Volker Schlöndorff Director · Jean-Claude Carrière Writer Margarethe von Trotta Writer
First release October 15, 1981 · Produced in Germany, France · Languages Arabic, English, French, German
Production
Neue Bioskop Film
Production
Artemis Film
Production
Argos films
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Bioskop-Film GmbH
Production
Germany · France
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Original title
Die Fälschung
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French · German
Release dates
Germany · October 15, 1981
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No release date listed for United States.
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