The Circle of Death
The Circle of Death
1922, German. Directed by William Karfiol.
This anti-communist propaganda film discusses the revolutionary curse of communism in the Soviet-Union shortly before and after the fall of czardom in Russia, told from the point of view of Belarusians in exile. Anti-communist copy in color which has been discovered, restored and printed by the Royal Belgian Filmarchive.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- William KarfiolDirector
- Johannes RiemannLeonid Lowitsch Rumin
- Olga TschechowaOlga Petrowna
- Albert SteinrückLebedow, Reitknecht
- Hans Adalbert SchlettowKonstantin Chrenow
- Fritz KampersLeo Maximow
- Rudolf del ZoppCast
- Lilly EisenlohrCast
- Olga EnglCast
- Ida FaneCast
- Maria ForescuCast
- Eduard KofflerCast
- Robert LefflerCast
Details
- Released
- 4 April 1922
- Original title
- Der Todesreigen
- Written by
- William Karfiol, Ruth Goetz
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The Circle of Death runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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The Circle of Death isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 April 1922. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Circle of Death?
The Circle of Death (1922) was directed by William Karfiol and stars Johannes Riemann, Olga Tschechowa, Albert Steinrück.