Chinese Roulette
Genres
Overview
A husband and wife lie to each other about their weekend travel plans, only to both show up at the family's country house with their lovers.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
86 min
Release Date
1977-02-23
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
93
Vote Average
7.151
Anna Karina
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Margit Carstensen
Ariane Christ
Brigitte Mira
Kast
Ulli Lommel
Kolbe
Alexander Allerson
Gerhard Christ
Volker Spengler
Gabriel Kast
Macha Méril
Traunitz
Andrea Schober
Angela Christ
Armin Meier
Man at service station
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