Flying Devils
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A family of aerialists decides to go after the $250,000 prize being offered to any group that can execute a complicated trapeze maneuver. However, personal dramas and financial difficulties soon threaten to overtake the flyers' pursuit of the elusive quadruple somersault. The film received a Robert Award as the best Danish film of 1985.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1985-08-16
Runtime: 115 mins
Director: Anders Refn
Writer: Anders Refn, Sigvard Olsson
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: Flying Devils
Production Companies: Crone Film Produktion
Production Countries: Italy, Denmark, Germany, France
Cast
Karmen Atias
Senta Berger
Warren Clarke
Erik Clausen
Ole Ernst
Erland Josephson
Trevor Laird
Mario David
Jean-Marc Montel
Pete Lee-Wilson
Margaretha Krook
Guy Godefroy
Nadeem Razaq Janjau
Fred Gärtner
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