Vicious Circle
1956, German. Directed by Carl Ballhaus.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Carl BallhausDirector
- Jochen BrockmannGeorgi Dimitrow
- Erika DunkelmannMarta, seine Frau
- Horst NaumannPaul, sein Sohn
- Irma MünchHerta Ring, Journalistin
- Fred DelmareMarinus van der Lubbe
- Hans-Peter ThielenGraf Helldorf
- Horst KochHermann Göring
- Albert GarbeErnst Röhm, Stabschef der SA
- Peter HerdenErnst, Gruppenführer der SA
- Harry HindemithWalter Rottstock, Metallarbeiter
- Herbert KöferTheo Neubauer
- Hans RoseCast
Details
- Released
- 13 January 1956
- Original title
- Der Teufelskreis
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Carl Ballhaus, Hedda Zinner
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Vicious Circle runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Vicious Circle isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 January 1956. (Checked 31 October 2026.)
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Who directed Vicious Circle?
Vicious Circle (1956) was directed by Carl Ballhaus and stars Jochen Brockmann, Erika Dunkelmann, Horst Naumann.