Man on a Tightrope

Man on a Tightrope

1953105 min
β˜…6.5/10
DramaThriller

Plot Summary

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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πŸ‘₯Cast (12)

Fredric March

Fredric March

Karel Cernik

Terry Moore

Terry Moore

Tereza Cernik

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Zama Cernik

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Joe Vosdek

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Fesker

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Barovic

Richard Boone

Richard Boone

Krofta

Alexander D'Arcy

Alexander D'Arcy

Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)

Pat Henning

Pat Henning

Konradin

Paul Hartman

Paul Hartman

Jaremir

John Dehner

John Dehner

The Chief

Gert FrΓΆbe

Gert FrΓΆbe

Character

🎬Crew

Director

Elia Kazan

Writers

Neil Paterson, Robert E. Sherwood

Producers

Robert L. Jacks

πŸ–ΌοΈGallery (1 images)

Man on a Tightrope backdrop 1

🏷️Keywords

circusiron curtainczechoslovakiaanti-communismblack and whitedefectioncommunismcircus troupeescape plancold war eraescape from communism

Production Companies

20th Century Fox
Bavaria Film