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The Big Show (1961)Director:James B. ClarkWriter:Ted Sherdeman |
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Cast
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Hillary Allen
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| Cliff Robertson | ... |
Josef Everard
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| Nehemiah Persoff | ... |
Bruno Everard
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| Robert Vaughn | ... |
Klaus Everard
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| Margia Dean | ... |
Carlotta Martinez
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| David Nelson | ... |
Eric Solden
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Carol Christensen | ... |
Garda Everard
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Kurt Pecher | ... |
Hans Everard
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Renate Mannhardt | ... |
Teresa Vizzini
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Franco Andrei | ... |
Fredrik Everard
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Peter Capell | ... |
Pietro Vizzini
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| Stefan Schnabel | ... |
Lawyer
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Carleton Young | ... |
Judge Richter
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Philo Hauser | ... |
Ringmaster
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Mariza Tomic | ... |
Fraustein
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A thrilling story that takes you behind the scenes of "The Big Top!" See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 July 1961 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Diabos do Circo See more »Filming Locations:
Munich, Bavaria, GermanyCompany Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Johann Strauß
Played during the opening credits
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'Esther Williams(I)'' last major movie. See more »Soundtracks
"Tritsch Tratsch Polka, Op. 214"(uncredited)
Music by Johann Strauß
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Reworking of "House of Strangers" has Nehemiah Persoff in the Edward G. Robinson role of a widower patriarch, this time a demanding, domineering circus owner who keeps his sons and one daughter tightly under this thumb. Cliff Robertson, who keeps calling Persoff "Pup-puh", takes the rap for Dad once a tragedy strikes; shady sibling Robert Vaughn assumes control of the business after Robertson is sent to prison (what Vaughn plans to do with the circus isn't really clear, except that is sounds like a sell-out). Two sideline romances are much more interesting than the family conflicts, and Persoff is grueling and merciless while criticizing his children (this Daddy Dearest is hardly a sympathetic character, though I'm pretty sure we're meant to feel something for him in the final reel). The circus asides are given surprisingly short shrift in favor of the melodramatics, which are both over-the-top and stilted. Good cinematography helps quite a bit, as does a fine, non-showy performance by Esther Williams as a wealthy woman in love with Robertson. ** from ****