Chinesisches Roulette (Chinese Roulette) (1967)
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78% of critics liked it
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79% of users liked it
(1,145 ratings)
Cult filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis (Blood Feast) directed this surprisingly tame exploitation film about the then-hot topic of suburban wife-swapping. A couple moves into their new house and are soon turned on to the swingers' lifestyle by their naughty neighbors. Their daring fling… More Cult filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis (Blood Feast) directed this surprisingly tame exploitation film about the then-hot topic of suburban wife-swapping. A couple moves into their new house and are soon turned on to the swingers' lifestyle by their naughty neighbors. Their daring fling culminates in a party in which bed partners are chosen by the spin of a roulette wheel. As in most adults-only features of the time, not to mention studio ventures such as Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), straying from traditional morals only gets everyone in trouble as tempers and jealousies flare. At the end, everyone goes back to their original partners and decency is restored. The generally prudish outlook of the "swinger" films finally reached its nihilistic culmination in David Cronenberg's vehement Shivers (1975). ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Written By
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Dec 31, 1977 Wide
- Studio
- Video Treasures
Critic Reviews
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
Taking one step at a time, Mr. Fassbinder is exploring new methods of cinema narrative that are more original and daring than anything I've yet to see by film makers who call themselves avant-garde.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The camera seems much more interested in exploring the glass and chrome furnishings than in examining the characters, and by the time the film is finished, so is the audience.
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Fassbinder's grinning, glittering comedy
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Excellent Fassbinder film from the director's Douglas Sirk-influenced period.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A very gloomy melodrama.
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Cast
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Elizabeth Wilkinson
as Ilene Fisher
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Bennie Moore
as Bert Fisher
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Vicki Miles
as Margo Elston
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Tony McCabe
as Ron Elston
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Thomas Wood
as Marty Conley
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Debbie Grant
as Cindy Fisher
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Margit Carstensen
as Ariane
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Ulli Lommel
as Kolbe
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Anna Karina
as Irene
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Alexander Allerson
as Gerhard
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Andrea Schober
as Angela
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Macha Méril
as Traunitz
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Brigitte Mira
as Kast
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Volker Spengler
as Gabriel
- Armin Meier
- Helen Vita
- Kurt Raab
- Ben Moore
- William Kerwin
- Richard Oliver
