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Vicious Circle

10.019561h 43mMovieHistoryDrama

Shortly after the seizure of power by Adolf Hitler at the beginning of 1933, preparations were underway to silence the members of the socialist and communist parties.

DirectorCarl Ballhaus
WritersCarl Ballhaus·Hedda Zinner

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Cast · Directed by Carl Ballhaus

JBJochen Brockmann
Jochen Brockmann
Georgi Dimitrow
EDErika Dunkelmann
Erika Dunkelmann
Marta, seine Frau
HNHorst Naumann
Horst Naumann
Paul, sein Sohn
IMIrma Münch
Irma Münch
Herta Ring, Journalistin
FDFred Delmare
Fred Delmare
Marinus van der Lubbe
HTHans-Peter Thielen
Hans-Peter Thielen
Graf Helldorf
HK
Horst Koch
Hermann Göring
AGAlbert Garbe
Albert Garbe
Ernst Röhm, Stabschef der SA
PHPeter Herden
Peter Herden
Ernst, Gruppenführer der SA
HHHarry Hindemith
Harry Hindemith
Walter Rottstock, Metallarbeiter
HKHerbert Köfer
Herbert Köfer
Theo Neubauer
HR
Hans Rose

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