Film
Man on a Tightrope
1953· NR· 1h 45m· Drama· Thriller
“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.
1953-05-21
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorElia Kazan
WriterRobert E. Sherwood
ProducerRobert L. Jacks
Director of PhotographyGeorg Krause
Original Music ComposerFranz Waxman
EditorDorothy Spencer
Full cast & crew (12 cast · 19 crew)
Details
Released1953-05-21
Runtime1h 45m · NR
StatusReleased
Studios20th Century Fox · Bavaria Film
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.6/10 · 33 votes
Original languageen
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