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Man on a Tightrope

Man on a Tightrope

# It's true! The stranger-than-fiction story that screams with SUSPENSE!
Drama   Thriller
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1953-05-21
⌚ Running Time: 105 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.5

Beloved Cast

Fredric March original image
Karel Cernik
Fredric March
Terry Moore original image
Tereza Cernik
Terry Moore
Gloria Grahame original image
Zama Cernik
Gloria Grahame
Cameron Mitchell original image
Joe Vosdek
Cameron Mitchell
Adolphe Menjou original image
Fesker
Adolphe Menjou
Robert Beatty original image
Barovic
Robert Beatty
Richard Boone original image
Krofta
Richard Boone
Alexander D'Arcy original image
Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)
Alexander D'Arcy
Pat Henning original image
Konradin
Pat Henning
Paul Hartman original image
Jaremir
Paul Hartman
John Dehner original image
The Chief
John Dehner
Gert Fröbe original image
Gert Fröbe

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