Merry-Go-Round
1981, French. 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.
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Jacques RivetteDirector
- Joe DallesandroBen
- Maria SchneiderLéo
- Hermine KaragheuzThe other one
- Danièle GégauffElisabeth
- Sylvie MattonShirley
- Françoise PrévostRenee Novick
- Maurice GarrelJulius Danvers
- Michel BertoJerome
- Dominique ErlangerThe secretary
- Frédéric MitterrandLe conseil
- Jean-François StéveninThe decorator
- Pascale DaumanThe nurse
Details
- Released
- 8 October 1981
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jacques Rivette, Suzanne Schiffman, Eduardo de Gregorio
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How long is Merry-Go-Round?
Merry-Go-Round runs 160 minutes (2h 40m).
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Which OTT platform is Merry-Go-Round on?
Merry-Go-Round isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 October 1981. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Merry-Go-Round?
If you liked Merry-Go-Round, try Maigret and the Dead Lover, The Adversary, Inspector Lavardin.
Who directed Merry-Go-Round?
Merry-Go-Round (1981) was directed by Jacques Rivette and stars Joe Dallesandro, Maria Schneider, Hermine Karagheuz.