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Man on a Tightrope (1953)

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

Genre : Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Elia Kazan

Synopsis

Elia Kazan's 1953 film stars Fredric March as the owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia who plots to flee across the border to freedom, taking his entire troupe of performers and wild animals with him. The cast also includes Gloria Grahame, Terry Moore, Cameron Mitchell, Richard Boone and Adolphe Menjou.

Actors

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

Crews

Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Director
Neil Paterson
Neil Paterson
Story
Robert E. Sherwood
Robert E. Sherwood
Writer
Gerd Oswald
Gerd Oswald
Associate Producer
Robert L. Jacks
Robert L. Jacks
Producer
Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
Georg Krause
Georg Krause
Director of Photography
Dorothy Spencer
Dorothy Spencer
Editor
Hans Kuhnert
Hans Kuhnert
Art Direction
Theo Zwierski
Theo Zwierski
Art Direction
Ursula Maes
Ursula Maes
Costume Design
Hans Tost
Hans Tost
Assistant Director
Charles Le Maire
Charles Le Maire
Wardrobe Master
Earle Hagen
Earle Hagen
Orchestrator
Arthur Schramm
Arthur Schramm
Makeup Artist
Fritz Seyfried
Fritz Seyfried
Makeup Artist
Carl Becker
Carl Becker
Sound
Martin Müller
Martin Müller
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound

Trailers and other movies

Man On A Tightrope Trailer 1953

Posters and backgrounds

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