Man on a Tightrope

Man on a Tightrope

1953
1h 45m
6.5

6.5/10

32 votes • View on IMDb
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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox Bavaria Film
Production Countries
Germany United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

circus iron curtain czechoslovakia anti-communism black and white defection communism circus troupe escape plan cold war era escape from communism

Quick Facts

Release Date May 21, 1953
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0046040

Cast

Fredric March
Fredric March

Karel Cernik

Terry Moore
Terry Moore

Tereza Cernik

Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame

Zama Cernik

Cameron Mitchell
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

Key Crew

Elia Kazan
Director
Robert E. Sherwood
Writer
Robert L. Jacks
Producer