Crime · 1948 · 1h 17m

The Vicious Circle

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Director
W. Lee Wilder
Cast
Conrad Nagel as Karl Nemesch Fritz Kortner as Joseph Schwartz Reinhold Schünzel as Baron Arady Philip Van Zandt as Calomar Balog Lyle Talbot as Miller Edwin Maxwell as Presiding Judge
Crew
George Robinson — Director of Photography Asa Boyd Clark — Editor Paul Dessau — Original Music Composer Guy Endore — Writer Heinz Herald — Writer W. Lee Wilder — Producer
Tagline

Break it... or be broken!

Synopsis

In Hungary, a rich baron discovers that there are extensive oil deposits underneath nearby properties owned by villagers. He manages to convince all the property owners to sell to him, except for a few properties owned by Jewish families. Infuriated at their refusal to sell to him, he attempts, with the help of some corrupt local police, to have the men charged with the murder of a local woman, who in reality actually committed suicide.

Mood & Themes
hungarymurderoil
Key Collaborators
W. Lee Wilder Director George Robinson Director of Photography Asa Boyd Clark Editor Paul Dessau Original Music Composer Guy Endore Writer Heinz Herald Writer W. Lee Wilder Producer
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