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Merry-Go-Round

Merry-Go-Round

19817.12h 40m

Overview

New Yorker Ben Phillips and mysterious Léo Hoffmann are strangers who are summoned to Paris by a mutual acquaintance. Upon arrival, they meet and soon find themselves tangled in a complex mystery.

Directed by Jacques Rivette
Written by Jacques Rivette, Eduardo de Gregorio, Suzanne Schiffman
Produced by Stéphane Tchalgadjieff
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Top Cast

Joe Dallesandro

Joe Dallesandro

Ben

Maria Schneider

Maria Schneider

Léo

Hermine Karagheuz

Hermine Karagheuz

The other one

Danièle Gégauff

Danièle Gégauff

Elisabeth

Sylvie Matton

Sylvie Matton

Shirley

Françoise Prévost

Françoise Prévost

Renee Novick

Maurice Garrel

Maurice Garrel

Julius Danvers

Michel Berto

Michel Berto

Jerome

D

Dominique Erlanger

The secretary

Frédéric Mitterrand

Frédéric Mitterrand

Le conseil

About Merry-Go-Round

Merry-Go-Round is a mystery, drama, crime film released in 1981. Directed by Jacques Rivette, it stars Joe Dallesandro, Maria Schneider, Hermine Karagheuz. New Yorker Ben Phillips and mysterious Léo Hoffmann are strangers who are summoned to Paris by a mutual acquaintance. Upon arrival, they meet and soon find themselves tangled in a complex mystery.

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