The Merry-Go-Round (German: Der Reigen) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Asta Nielsen, Conrad Veidt and Eduard von Winterstein.^[1] It was adapted from the 1897 play, La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier.

Plot

The film tells the story of Elena, a woman with a dubious past, who marries a shop keeper, Albert. When her former pimp, Peter shows up, her life is ruined. She shoots him and poisons herself.

Cast

• Asta Nielsen as Elena
• Conrad Veidt as Petre Karvan
• Eduard von Winterstein as Albert Peters
• Irmgard Bern as Frau Peters
• Theodor Loos as Fritz Peters
• Loni Nest
• Willi Schaeffers
• Ilse von Tasso-Lind as Mutter
• Hugo Döblin
• Willy Karin