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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Ben Hecht (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
25 June 1964 (USA) more
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Tagline:
All WAYNE...And a World Wide... more
Plot:
In the early years of the 20th century, Matt Masters takes his rambling Wild West Show to Europe. His... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Wayne ... Matt Masters

Claudia Cardinale ... Toni Alfredo

Rita Hayworth ... Lili Alfredo
Lloyd Nolan ... Cap Carson
Richard Conte ... Aldo Alfredo
John Smith ... Steve McCabe
Katharyna ... Giovana
Katherine Kath ... Hilda
Wanda Rotha ... Mrs. Schuman
Margaret MacGrath ... Anna (as Maggie Macgrath)
Miles Malleson ... Billy Hennigan
José María Caffarel ... Barcelona´s Mayor (as Jose Maria Cafarell)
Kay Walsh ... Flo Hunt
Francois Calepides ... Ringmaster (as François Calepides)
Robert Cunningham ... Ringmaster
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
El fabulós món del circ (Spain: Catalan title)
El fabuloso mundo del circo (Spain)
Henry Hathaway's The Magnificent Showman (UK) (complete title)
Samuel Bronston's Circus World
The Magnificent Showman (UK)
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Runtime:
135 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints)
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Trivia:
Final movie written by Oscar winner Ben Hecht. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: While the film is taking place in 1901, there are several mistakes with the European flags. One example is the Finnish flag that is seen in the movie. Finland didn't achieved independence (and the flag) until 1918. more
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7 out of 22 people found the following review useful.
pretty bad, 1 February 2004
5/10
Author: kyle_furr

I'm a big John Wayne fan and I had never heard of the film. Basically all it is is Wayne dealing with a lot of problems trying to put up a circus. John Wayne and Rita Hayworth are not very good in this movie. For die-hard John Wayne fans only.

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