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The Circus

The Circus

# Big tent. Big Dreams.
Documentary
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2018-10-09
⌚ Running Time: 228 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

Michael Murphy original image
Narrator
Michael Murphy

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