Fredric March
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105 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Budget. $1.2 million [1] Man on a Tightrope is a 1953 American drama directed by Elia Kazan, starring Fredric March, Terry Moore and Gloria Grahame. The screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood was based on a 1952 novel of the same title by Neil Paterson.
- $1.2 million
- Elia Kazan
- Man on a Tightrope: The Short Novel (1953), by Neil Paterson
- Franz Waxman
Man on a Tightrope: Directed by Elia Kazan. With Fredric March, Terry Moore, Gloria Grahame, Cameron Mitchell. A Czech circus owner/clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain.
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- Elia Kazan
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- Drama, Thriller
Karel Cernik (Fredric March) is the owner of a small Czech circus that's been in his family for generations. When the Communists take over, officials begin to dictate almost every aspect of how ...
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- Elia Kazan
- Drama
- Fredric March
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Set in Czechoslovakia in 1952, Man on a Tightrope stars two-time Academy Award winner Fredric March as Karel Cernik, who runs the Cirkus Cernik. The circus was once owned by Cernik's family until it was taken over by the Communist-run government in Czechoslovakia.
Summaries. A Czech circus owner/clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain. In 1950s Czechoslovakia circus manager Karel Cernik is planning an escape from Communism to freedom.His idea is to force his way across the guarded border using his entire circus.Three years in the ...
