United States / Oct 09, 2018
Big tent. Big Dreams.
3h 48min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Drawing upon a vast and richly visual archive and featuring a host of performers, historians and aficionados, this four-hour mini-series follows the rise and fall of the gigantic, traveling tented railroad circus and brings to life an era when Circus Day would shut down a town and its stars were among the most famous people in the country.
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Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Circus |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | American Experience Films |
| Official site | pbs.org |
| Release date | 9 ottobre 2018 |
| Production | Sharon Grimberg, Melissa Martin Pollard |
| Writer | Sharon Grimberg |
| Editing | Mark Dugas, Jon Neuburger |
| Cinematography | Stephen McCarthy, Jason Longo |
| Assistant directors | Sharon Grimberg |
| Camera operators | Jason Longo |
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| Additional photography | Jason Longo |
| Music | Gary Lionelli, Nathan Halpern |
| Sound | Gary Lionelli, Nathan Halpern |
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