Man on a Tightrope (1953)

movie

(1837)

Country: USA, West Germany
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Release: 1953-06-29
Director: Elia Kazan (1909–2003)
Writers: Robert E. Sherwood , Neil Paterson
Language: English | German
Stars: Fredric March , Terry Moore , Gloria Grahame , Cameron Mitchell , Adolphe Menjou , Robert Beatty , Alexander D’Arcy , Richard Boone , Pat Henning , Paul Hartman
Runtime: 105 min
Awards: 1 win
AKA: Salto mortale , Lindansaren (Sweden) , El circo fantasma (Mexico) , Salt mortal (Romania) , Man on a Tightrope (United States of America) , Ein Mann auf dem Drahtseil (Austria) , Salto Mortal (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Het cirkus in opstand (Belgium) , Άνθρωπος σε τεντωμένο σκοινί (Greece) , Der Mann auf dem Drahtseil (Germany) , Salto mortale (Italy) , Δραπέται του κόκκινου τρόμου (Greece) , 綱渡りの男 (Japan) , Nuorallatanssija (Finland) , Mann på stram line (Norway) , Os Saltimbancos (Brazil) , Man on a Tightrope , Fugitivos del terror rojo (Spain) , Człowiek na linie (Poland) , Salto des doods (Netherlands the) , Man on a Tightrope (Australia) , Man on a Tightrope (Canada) , Le cirque en révolte (France, French Republic) , Tsuna-watari no otoko (Japan) , International Incident (United States of America) , Man on a Tightrope (United Kingdom) , Cirkus på flugt (Denmark) , Человек на канате , Fugitivos del terror rojo (Venezuela) , Ein Mann auf dem Drahtseil , Man on the Tightrope (United States of America) , Cirque en révolte (Belgium) , Fugitivos del terror rojo (Chile)
Plot: 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 making his idea is ready to be tested when he's suddenly summoned to a Secret Police routine questioning about his circus' program.To Cernik it's clear that he has an informer among his staff who reports his activities and private talks to the Secret Police. The Americans are just across the river in a nearby border village but Cernik needs a special permit from the Secret Police allowing his circus freedom of movement in the border areas to perform his shows.This hard to get permit is vital to his escape plan.To make matters worse his wife is being unfaithful, his daughter has fallen in love with the new stables boy,his circus is falling apart and his longtime rival, Barovik, wants to take over Cernik's circus.
IMDB:tt0046040