United States / Apr 01, 1953 / NR / Los Angeles, California
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alexander D'Arcy | Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy) |
| Pat Henning | Konradin |
| Paul Hartman | Jaremir |
| John Dehner | The Chief |
| Gert Fröbe |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Man on a Tightrope |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Germany, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox, Bavaria Film |
| Release date | 21 maggio 1953 |
| Production | Gerd Oswald, Robert L. Jacks |
| Writer | Neil Paterson, Robert E. Sherwood |
| Editing | Dorothy Spencer |
| Cinematography | Georg Krause |
| Assistant directors | Hans Tost, Elia Kazan |
| Camera operators | Georg Krause |
| Additional photography | Georg Krause |
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| Production design | Hans Kuhnert, Theo Zwierski |
| Art direction | Hans Kuhnert, Theo Zwierski |
| Set decoration | Hans Kuhnert, Theo Zwierski |
| Music | Franz Waxman, Earle Hagen, Roger Heman Sr., Martin Müller, Carl Becker |
| Sound | Earle Hagen, Roger Heman Sr., Martin Müller, Carl Becker, Franz Waxman |
| Costume design | Ursula Maes, Fritz Seyfried, Charles LeMaire, Arthur Schramm |
| Makeup | Fritz Seyfried, Arthur Schramm, Charles LeMaire, Ursula Maes |
| Hairstyling | Fritz Seyfried, Charles LeMaire, Arthur Schramm, Ursula Maes |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / May 21, 1953 / London
United States / Jun 04, 1953 / NR
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