Man on a Tightrope

Man on a Tightrope (1953)

May 21st, 19531h 45min

Drama, Thriller
65%

Overview

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.


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