Tonelli (1943)
Circus performer Tonio Tonelli discovers his wife Maja having an affair with his colleague Tino. Tonio goes away, and slowly rebuilds his career before meeting tightrope walker Nelly. The two become a popular sensation, which leads his estranged wife to try and force him back into a partnership with her through blackmail. When she is found dead, Tonio is the obvious suspect for her murder.
- Released
- 1943-07-12
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Viktor Tourjansky
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Ferdinand Marian as Tonio Tonelli aka Joro, Artist
- Winnie Markus as Nelly, 'Königin der Luft' Joros Partnerin
- Mady Rahl as Maja, Drahtseilartistin, Frau von Tonio
- Albert Hehn as Tino, Drahtseilartist
- Nicolas Koline as Janko, Musik-Clown
- Josef Sieber as Tom, 'Cowboy' beim Wanderzirkus 'Cortrelli'
- Leo Peukert as Zirkusdirektor Cortelli
- Ernst Karchow as Der Staatsanwalt
- Wastl Witt as Agent Bauer
- Albert Lippert as Kommissar
- Lutz Götz as Der Theaterdirektor
- José Held as Romero, Artist, Freund Tonellis