Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
36 audience votes
Key crew
- Elia KazanDirector
- Robert E. SherwoodWriter
- Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Fredric MarchKarel Cernik
- Terry MooreTereza Cernik
- Gloria GrahameZama Cernik
- Cameron MitchellJoe Vosdek
- Adolphe MenjouFesker
- Robert BeattyBarovic
- Richard BooneKrofta
- Alexander D'ArcyRudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)
- Pat HenningKonradin
- Paul HartmanJaremir
- John DehnerThe Chief
- Gert FröbeCast
Stills
Themes
circusiron curtainczechoslovakiaanti-communismblack and whitedefectioncommunismcircus troupeescape plancold war eraescape from communism