Man on a Tightrope (1953)

05/21/1953 (DE) • 1h 45m

Drama, Thriller

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Fredric March

Karel Cernik

Terry Moore

Tereza Cernik

Gloria Grahame

Zama Cernik

Alexander D'Arcy

Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)

Pat Henning

Konradin


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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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