Man on a Tightrope (1953) ( Man on a Tight rope )

Man on a Tightrope (1953) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: Man on a Tight rope
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
105 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1953 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Elia Kazan

Written By:
Neil Paterson
Robert E. Sherwood

Actors:
Fredric March ..... Karel Cernik
Terry Moore ..... Tereza Cernik
Gloria Grahame ..... Zama Cernik
Cameron Mitchell ..... Joe Vosdek
Adolphe Menjou ..... Fesker
Robert Beatty ..... Barovic
Alexander D'Arcy ..... Rudolph
Richard Boone ..... Krofta
Pat Henning ..... Konradin
Paul Hartman ..... Jaremir
John Dehner ..... The Chief

Synopsis:

Karel Cernik (Fredric March) is the leader of a troupe of Czechoslovakian circus performers who have been plying their trade in Eastern Europe for years. When Czechoslovakia falls under Communist rule, the proud and independent Cernik finds that he is no longer free to operate his circus as he sees fit. Many of his performers are conscripted into military service, and his equipment and possessions are declared government property, though the state fails to maintain it properly, or even to give him access to the material to fix it himself. Finally, when Cernik's remaining performers are ordered to insert pro-Communist messages into their acts, he decides that he can take no more and begins making plans to escape to Bavaria during an upcoming tour. Cernik's plans hit a snag, however, when he learns that one of his performers is a spy for the Czech communists, working in collusion with government factotum Fesker (Adolphe Menjou). While politics are making a mess of his professional life, his daughter Tereza (Terry Moore) is complicating matters at home because of her romance with the handsome but unreliable lion tamer Joe Vosdek (Cameron Mitchell), much to the chagrin of both Karel and his wife Zama (Gloria Grahame).

A fictional story of a real incident about a small circus in an Eastern Bloc country that planned to escape to the West during the cold war. With uniformly excellent performances by all one of its unique accomplishments is the creation of a real sense of place.

Story of a circus owner in Czechoslovakia who plots to escape across the border with his entire troupe.

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