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The Vicious Circle(1948)
Status: Released
Date: 1948-07-21
55%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 17m
Break it... or be broken!
Overview:
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.
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Movie: The Vicious Circle
Top 10 Billed Cast
Conrad Nagel
Karl Nemesch
Fritz Kortner
Joseph Schwartz
Reinhold Schünzel
Baron Arady
Philip Van Zandt
Calomar Balog
Lyle Talbot
Miller
Edwin Maxwell
Presiding Judge
Frank Ferguson
Stark
Lester Dorr
Andreas Molnar
David Bauer
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