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Merry-Go-Round
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Merry-Go-Round 1981 Directed by Jacques Rivette

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.

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Languages English , French
Gneres Crime , Drama , Mystery
Production Company Sunchild Productions
Release Date 8 October 1981
160 mins
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
Dominique Erlanger
Dominique Erlanger The secretary
Frédéric Mitterrand
Frédéric Mitterrand Le conseil
Jean-François Stévenin
Jean-François Stévenin The decorator
Pascale Dauman
Pascale Dauman The nurse
Benjamin Legrand
Benjamin Legrand The chauffeur
Marc Labrousse
Marc Labrousse The first accomplice
Jean Hernandez
Jean Hernandez The second accomplice
Florence Bernard
Florence Bernard The woman of the cemetery
Humbert Balsan
Humbert Balsan The knight
Barre Phillips
Barre Phillips Musician: double bass
John Surman
John Surman Musician: bass clarinet
Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette Man entering car (cameo)
Crew
Director
Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette
Writers
Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette
Eduardo de Gregorio
Eduardo de Gregorio
Suzanne Schiffman
Suzanne Schiffman
Producer
Stéphane Tchalgadjieff
Stéphane Tchalgadjieff
Cinematography
William Lubtchansky
William Lubtchansky
Composers
Barre Phillips
Barre Phillips
John Surman
John Surman
Editors
Nicole Lubtchansky
Nicole Lubtchansky
Catherine Quesemand
Catherine Quesemand
Makeup Artist
Paul Le Marinel
Paul Le Marinel
Assistant Director
Lydie Mahias
Lydie Mahias