"It's true! The stranger-than-fiction story that screams with SUSPENSE!" 21 May 1953 Drama, Thriller 105 mins
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.
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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
John Dehner as The Chief
Earle Hagen Orchestrator
Roger Heman Sr. Sound
Fritz Seyfried Makeup Artist
Charles LeMaire Wardrobe Master
Arthur Schramm Makeup Artist
Martin Müller Sound
Carl Becker Sound
Elia Kazan Director
Gerd Oswald Associate Producer
Georg Krause Director of Photography
Ursula Maes Costume Design
Neil Paterson Story
United Kingdom 21 May 1953
United States 04 June 1953
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A Czech circus owner and his entire troupe employ a daring strategem in order to escape en masse from behind the Iron Curtain.
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A Czech circus owner and his entire troupe employ a daring strategem in order to escape en masse from behind the Iron Curtain.
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