Released:
1981-10-15

Overview:
To escape his crumbling marriage, German journalist Laschen travels to Beirut during the fights between Christians and Palestinians to produce an essay. Together with his photographer, he meets some influential people and discovers the everyday face of the war.

Director:
Volker Schlöndorff

Runtime:
1h 48min

Genre:
Drama, War

• Cast:
• 
  Bruno Ganz
  as
  Georg Laschen
• 
  Hanna Schygulla
  as
  Ariane Nassar
• 
  Jerzy Skolimowski
  as
  Hoffmann
• 
  Jean Carmet
  as
  Rudnik
• 
  Gila von Weitershausen
  as
  Greta Laschen