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Die Fälschung (1981) - film review

  Volker Schlöndorff Dramastars 4
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Summary
Georg Laschen is a German journalist whose relationship with his wife Greta is becoming increasingly strained.  It is without regret that he sets out for the Lebanon to make a report on the civil war, assisted by his friend and colleague Hoffmann.   In the war-torn city of Beirut, Laschen encounters a former lover who is living there with her husband.  The horrors of the war soon take their toll and, having caused the death of an Arab man, Laschen returns to Germany, unwilling to sell the story he has compiled.
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Credits
  • Director: Volker Schlöndorff
  • Script: Nicolas Born (novel), Jean-Claude Carrière, Kai Hermann, Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta
  • Photo: Igor Luther
  • Music: Maurice Jarre
  • Cast: Bruno Ganz (Georg Laschen), Hanna Schygulla (Arianna Nassar), Jean Carmet (Rudnik), Jerzy Skolimowski (Hoffmann), Gila von Weitershausen (Greta Laschen), Peter Martin Urtel (Berger), John Munro (John), Fouad Naim (Excellence Joseph), Josette Khalil (Mrs. Joseph), Khaled El Sayed (Progressive Officer), Sarah Salem (Sister Brigitte), Tafic Najem (Cab Driver), Magnia Fakhoury (Aicha), Jack Diagilaitis (Swedish Journalist), Ghassan Mattar (Ahmed), Hakmeh Abou Ali (Geisel), Roger Assaf (Falange-Offizier), Hans Häckermann (Chefredakteur), Hassan Husseiny (Mr. Ghorayeb), Isaaf Husseiny (Mrs. Ghorayeb), Mohamed Kalach (Sprecher der Palästinenser), Wolfgang Kaven (Redakteur), Hans-Peter Korff (Redakteur), Sousso Abdel Mafiz, Joachim Dietmar Mues (Redakteur), Wally Nachaby (Ärztin), Bamby Nucho (Journalist), Eric Spitella (Journalist)
  • Country: France / West Germany
  • Language: German / French / English
  • Runtime: 108 min
  • Aka: Circle of Deceit; False Witness; Le Faussaire




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