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Man on a Tightrope

Man on a Tightrope

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

19536.51h 45m

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.

Directed by Elia Kazan
Written by Neil Paterson, Robert E. Sherwood
Produced by Robert L. Jacks
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Top 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

Themes & Keywords

circusiron curtainczechoslovakiaanti-communismblack and whitedefectioncommunismcircus troupeescape plancold war eraescape from communism

About Man on a Tightrope

Man on a Tightrope is a drama, thriller film released in 1953 exploring themes of circus, iron curtain, czechoslovakia, anti-communism, black and white, defection. Directed by Elia Kazan, it stars Fredric March, Terry Moore, Gloria Grahame. 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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