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Man on a Tightrope (1953) — Marquee

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Man on a Tightrope

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

1953 · 1h 45m · 6.6 on TMDB

NR

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

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 Fröbe

Gert Fröbe

Production

20th Century Fox Bavaria Film

Directed by

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Released: May 21, 1953

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