When the Circus Came to Town (1981)
When the Circus Came to Town chronicles the life of Mary Flynn (Montgomery), a woman nearing middle age living in a small town. When the circus comes through town, she realizes nothing will ever change unless she does something different, so she leaves her boring sheltered life to run away and join the circus. While adapting to her new life, she finds herself challenged, and in the end, happy with her new life.
- Released
- 1981-01-20
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Boris Sagal, Larry Grusin
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Elizabeth Montgomery as Mary Flynn
- Christopher Plummer as Duke Royal
- Eileen Brennan as Jessy
- Gretchen Wyler as Olivia Probashka
- Anne Shropshire as Aunt Helen
- Tommy Madden as Louie
- Timothy Hill as Schuller
- Russell Saunders as Ivan Probashka
- Mark Yerkes as Sergei Probashka
- Bob Yerkes as Georgi Probashka
- J. Don Ferguson as Andre Probashka
- Anne Haney as Blossom
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