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Man on a Tightrope

Man on a Tightrope

It's true! The stranger-than-fiction story that screams with SUSPENSE!

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.

DramaThriller

Release: 1953-05-21Runtime: 105 minRating: 6.5 (32)

Cast

Fredric March

Fredric March

Karel Cernik

Terry Moore

Terry Moore

Tereza Cernik

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Zama Cernik

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Joe Vosdek

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Fesker

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Barovic

Richard Boone

Richard Boone

Krofta

Alexander D'Arcy

Alexander D'Arcy

Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)

Pat Henning

Pat Henning

Konradin

Paul Hartman

Paul Hartman

Jaremir

Crew

Charles LeMaire

Wardrobe Master

Earle Hagen

Earle Hagen

Orchestrator

Arthur Schramm

Makeup Artist

Fritz Seyfried

Makeup Artist

Carl Becker

Sound

Martin Müller

Sound

Roger Heman Sr.

Sound

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Director

Neil Paterson

Neil Paterson

Story

Robert E. Sherwood

Robert E. Sherwood

Writer

Clips & Videos

Guest Programmer Dana Delany on “Once a Thief” and “Man on a Tightrope” (Clip) | Noirvember

Guest Programmer Dana Delany on “Once a Thief” and “Man on a Tightrope” (Clip) | Noirvember

MAN ON A TIGHTROPE (1953) Theatrical Trailer - Fredric March, Terry Moore, Gloria Grahame

MAN ON A TIGHTROPE (1953) Theatrical Trailer - Fredric March, Terry Moore, Gloria Grahame