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Man on a Tightrope

1953105 min 6.6 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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

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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Release / first air1953-05-21
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, Thriller
DirectorElia Kazan
WriterNeil Paterson
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
Production20th Century Fox, Bavaria Film

Cast & Crew

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10 cast members
Fredric MarchFredric MarchKarel Cernik
Terry MooreTerry MooreTereza Cernik
Gloria GrahameGloria GrahameZama Cernik
Cameron MitchellCameron MitchellJoe Vosdek
Adolphe MenjouAdolphe MenjouFesker
Robert BeattyRobert BeattyBarovic
Richard BooneRichard BooneKrofta
Alexander D'ArcyAlexander D'ArcyRudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)
Pat HenningPat HenningKonradin
Paul HartmanPaul HartmanJaremir

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#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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