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Man on a Tightrope (1953)

"It's true! The stranger-than-fiction story that screams with SUSPENSE!"

6.5/10 1h 45m May 21, 1953
Drama Thriller

The owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the border to freedom, taking his entire troupe of performers and wild animals with him.

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Movie Details

Original Title Man on a Tightrope
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Fredric March
Fredric March
Karel Cernik
Popularity: 1.0
Terry Moore
Terry Moore
Tereza Cernik
Popularity: 1.2
Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame
Zama Cernik
Popularity: 0.7
Cameron Mitchell
Cameron Mitchell
Joe Vosdek
Popularity: 0.9
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou
Fesker
Popularity: 0.3
Robert Beatty
Robert Beatty
Barovic
Popularity: 6.0
Richard Boone
Richard Boone
Krofta
Popularity: 5.6
Alexander D'Arcy
Alexander D'Arcy
Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)
Popularity: 0.3
Pat Henning
Pat Henning
Konradin
Popularity: 0.5
Paul Hartman
Paul Hartman
Jaremir
Popularity: 0.7
John Dehner
John Dehner
The Chief
Popularity: 0.9
Gert Fröbe
Gert Fröbe
Popularity: 1.9

Key Crew

Director Elia Kazan
Writer Robert E. Sherwood
Producer Robert L. Jacks
Editor Dorothy Spencer

Production

20th Century Fox
US
Bavaria Film
DE

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Keywords

circus iron curtain czechoslovakia anti-communism black and white defection communism circus troupe escape plan cold war era escape from communism

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Details
Release Date May 21, 1953
Runtime 1h 45m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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