Man on a Tightrope (1953)

6.6/10 105 min Drama Thriller

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.

Cast

Fredric March

Karel Cernik

Terry Moore

Tereza Cernik

Gloria Grahame

Zama Cernik

Cameron Mitchell

Joe Vosdek

Adolphe Menjou

Fesker

Robert Beatty

Barovic

Richard Boone

Krofta

Alexander D'Arcy

Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)

Pat Henning

Konradin

Paul Hartman

Jaremir

John Dehner

The Chief

Gert Fröbe

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