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7.2/10
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A Czech circus owner/clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain.A Czech circus owner/clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain.A Czech circus owner/clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain.
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Alexander D'Arcy
- Rudolph
- (as Alex D'Arcy)
Peter Beauvais
- Secret Police Captain
- (uncredited)
Mme. Brumbach
- Mme. Cernik
- (uncredited)
Willy Castello
- Captain
- (uncredited)
Gert Fröbe
- Police Agent
- (uncredited)
Philip Kenneally
- The Sergeant
- (uncredited)
Edelweiß Malchin
- Konradine
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaKarel Cernik mentions the train that broke through the Czech border into West Germany. That happened on September 11, 1951.
- GoofsWhen Fredric March is being interrogated, the inkwell in front of him is uncovered, when the camera switches between him and his interrogator, the inkwell's cover is on.
- ConnectionsFeatured in TCM Guest Programmer: Dana Delaney (2021)
- SoundtracksThe Moldau
(uncredited)
from "Ma Vlast (My Country)"
Music by Bedrich Smetana
Arranged by Franz Waxman and Earle Hagen
Played during circus sequences by a band and as background music by the orchestra several times, during the opening credits as a circus march, and in the film's final musical cue by the upper strings over the circus march.
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A Hidden Gem
This little movie is an exciting sleeper. It is 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. Although most of the cast is North American and speak in English, through the use of carefully written dialog, well thought out characterizations and wordrobe you have no doubt that you are in a foreign country listening to people speaking in their own language.
A real candidate for resurrection and re-isse.
A real candidate for resurrection and re-isse.
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- Aug 16, 2001
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- Also known as
- International Incident
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- Budget
- $1,200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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