Chinese Roulette
Ariane and Gerhard Christ, a wealthy Munich couple, plan for the weekend on separate trips, lying to the other about their trysts. However, their itineraries are complicated when they both arrive at the family's country home with their respective lovers.
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Trailer - CHINESISCHES ROULETTE (1976, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margit Carstensen)
Cast
Anna Karina
Irene Cartis
Margit Carstensen
Ariane Christ
Brigitte Mira
Kast
Ulli Lommel
Kolbe
Volker Spengler
Gabriel Kast
Macha Méril
Traunitz
Armin Meier
Man at service station
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