When the Circus Came to Town

When the Circus Came to Town

120 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 20, 1981

When the Circus Came to Town chronicles the life of Mary Flynn (Montgomery), a woman nearing middle age living in a small town. When the circus comes through town, she realizes nothing will ever change unless she does something different, so she leaves her boring sheltered life to run away and join the circus. While adapting to her new life, she finds herself challenged, and in the end, happy with her new life.

When the Circus Came to Town

120 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 20, 1981

When the Circus Came to Town
When the Circus Came to Town chronicles the life of Mary Flynn (Montgomery), a woman nearing middle age living in a small town. When the circus comes through town, she realizes nothing will ever change unless she does something different, so she leaves her boring sheltered life to run away and join the circus. While adapting to her new life, she finds herself challenged, and in the end, happy with her new life.
IMDb rating 7.0
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Original title When the Circus Came to Town
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Cast

Elizabeth Montgomery

as Mary Flynn

Christopher Plummer

as Duke Royal

Eileen Brennan

as Jessy

Gretchen Wyler

as Olivia Probaska

Anne Shropshire

as Aunt Helen

Tommy Madden

as Louie

Timothy Hill

as Schuller

Russell Saunders

as Ivan Probashka

Mark Yerkes

as Sergei Probashka

Bob Yerkes

as Georgi Probashka

J. Don Ferguson

as Andre Probashka

Anne Haney

as Blossom

George Ellis

as Rodriguez

Don Devendorf

as Motel Clerk

Charles Lawlor

as Redneck

Nicholas Warf

as Juggler