Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Movie · NR · 105 min · ★ 6.6
Czech circus owner-Clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain.
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Details
- Years
- 1953
- Release date
- 1953-05-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 105 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (33 votes)
- Budget
- $1,200,000
Themes
- circus
- iron curtain
- czechoslovakia
- anti-communism
- black and white
- defection
- communism
- circus troupe
- escape plan
- cold war era
- escape from communism
Cast & crew
Fredric March
as Karel Cernik
Terry Moore
as Tereza Cernik
Gloria Grahame
as Zama Cernik
Cameron Mitchell
as Joe Vosdek
Adolphe Menjou
as Fesker
Robert Beatty
as Barovic
Richard Boone
as Krofta
Alexander D'Arcy
as Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)
Pat Henning
as Konradin
Paul Hartman
as Jaremir
Directed by Elia Kazan