Das Riesenrad (1961)
The story of a marriage over time, based on a play by Jan de Hartog. Maria Schell and O. W. Fischer play an aristocratic Austrian couple who meet during the imperial era and experience the first five decades of the 20th century together: temptations and transgressions, world wars, economic crisis, the death of their son in the war. They experience good times and bad times and always remain cheerful, just as the Ferris wheel in Vienna's Prater continues to turn.
- Released
- 1961-08-25
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Géza von Radványi
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Maria Schell as Elisabeth von Hill
- O.W. Fischer as Rudolf von Hill
- Adrienne Gessner as Adele von Hill
- Rudolf Forster as Hofrat von Hill
- Doris Kirchner as Gusti Gräfin Wallburg
- Gregor von Rezzori as Graf Wallburg
- Gusti Wolf as Gisela von Hill
- Alexander Trojan as Walter von Hill
- Anita Gutwell as Rita
- Frances Martin as Hansi
- Heinz Blau as Hubert von Hill
- Margitta Scherr as Fini Hill