Man on a Tightrope

Man on a Tightrope

105 mins | Drama, Thriller | May 21, 1953

Elia Kazan's 1953 film stars Fredric March as the owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia who plots to flee across the border to freedom, taking his entire troupe of performers and wild animals with him. The cast also includes Gloria Grahame, Terry Moore, Cameron Mitchell, Richard Boone and Adolphe Menjou.

Man on a Tightrope

105 mins | Drama, Thriller | May 21, 1953

Man on a Tightrope
Elia Kazan's 1953 film stars Fredric March as the owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia who plots to flee across the border to freedom, taking his entire troupe of performers and wild animals with him. The cast also includes Gloria Grahame, Terry Moore, Cameron Mitchell, Richard Boone and Adolphe Menjou.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Man on a Tightrope
Directors Hans Tost, Elia Kazan
Writers Neil Paterson, Robert E. Sherwood

Cast

Fredric March

as Karel Cernik

Terry Moore

as Tereza Cernik

Gloria Grahame

as Zama Cernik

Cameron Mitchell

as Joe Vosdek

Adolphe Menjou

as Fesker

Robert Beatty

as Barovic

Richard Boone

as Krofta

Alexander D'Arcy

as Rudolph (as Alex D'Arcy)

Pat Henning

as Konradin

Paul Hartman

as Jaremir

John Dehner

as The Chief