Man on a Tightrope (1953)
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.
- Released
- 1953-05-21
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Elia Kazan
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 36 votes
Cast
- 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
- Gert Fröbe