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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%. Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 78% of the 664 1950s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
A number of complicated relationships develop between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
162 audience votes
Key crew
- Ingmar BergmanWriter
- Ingmar BergmanDirector
- Karl-Birger BlomdahlOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Åke GrönbergAlbert Johansson
- Harriet AnderssonAnne
- Hasse EkmanFrans
- Anders EkFrost
- Gudrun BrostAlma
- Annika TretowAgda
- Erik StrandmarkJens
- Gunnar BjörnstrandMr. Sjuberg
- Curt LöwgrenBlom
- KikiThe Dwarf
- Julie BernbyTightrope-dancer
- Åke FridellCast
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Themes
infidelityforgivenessunfaithful girlfriendtraveling circuspublic humiliation