Movie·2014·1h 42m
The Circle
Country
Switzerland
Language
German
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The Story
Original title: Der Kreis
A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe.
Written By
Christian Felix
Producer
Ivan Madeo, Urs Frey
Cinematography
Tobias Dengler
Music
Federico Bettini
Editor
Christoph Menzi
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Matthias Hungerbühler
Ernst Ostertag
Sven Schelker
Röbi Rapp
Babett Arens
Romy Sieber
Aaron Hitz
Teacher Willi Öttli
Martin Hug
Commissioner Baumgartner
Peter Jecklin
Principal Dr. Max Sieber
Ueli Jäggi
Martin Ostertag
Sebastian Ledesma
Rinaldi - Italian Rent-Boy
Marie Leuenberger
Miss Gabi Gerster
Matthias Meier
Jean-Martin
Markus Merz
Commissioner Stamm
Antoine Monot Jr.
Gian
Ruth Schwegler
Salome Ostertag
Maja Stolle
Sue the Barmaid
Marianne Sägebrecht
Erika Rapp
Anatole Taubman
Felix Schupp
Stefan Witschi
Rolf
Röbi Rapp
Himself
// crew
Crew
Stefan Haupt
Director, Screenplay
Ivan Madeo
Executive Producer, Screenplay
Urs Frey
Producer, Screenplay
Christian Felix
Screenplay
Federico Bettini
Original Music Composer
Tobias Dengler
Director of Photography
Christoph Menzi
Editor
Stefan Eichenberger
Producer
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