Man on a Tightrope

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

6.5
19531h 45m

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.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: 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

Thumbnail for video: 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

Cast

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Fredric March

Karel Cernik

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Terry Moore

Tereza Cernik

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Gloria Grahame

Zama Cernik

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Alexander D'Arcy

Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)

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Pat Henning

Konradin

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John Dehner

The Chief

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