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Man on a Tightrope

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1953-05-21

Runtime: 105 mins

Director: Elia Kazan

Writer: Robert E. Sherwood

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Original title: Man on a Tightrope

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox, Bavaria Film

Production Countries: Germany, United States of America

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