Man on a Tightrope (1953)

USA et al., 105 min
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Basic facts

Original title Man on a Tightrope
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
  • West Germany
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1953-10-05

Cast

Fredric March
Karel Cernik

Terry Moore
Tereza Cernik

Gloria Grahame
Zarna Cernik

Cameron Mitchell
Joe Vosdek

Adolphe Menjou
Fesker

Robert Beatty
Vladislav Barovik

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Titles

Original title
  • Man on a Tightrope
Swedish release title
  • Lindansaren
Co-production title
  • Ein Mann auf dem Drahtseil (Västtyskland)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Associate Producer
Production Accountant
Still Photographer
Orchestration
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Wardrobe
Other Crew

Cast

Fredric March Karel Cernik
Terry Moore Tereza Cernik
Gloria Grahame Zarna Cernik
Cameron Mitchell Joe Vosdek
Adolphe Menjou Fesker
Robert Beatty Vladislav Barovik
Alexander D'Arcy (as Alex D'Arcy) Rudolph
Richard Boone Krofta
Pat Henning Konradin
Paul Hartmann Jaromir
John Dehner chefen
- Ej krediterade:
Madame Brumbach Madame Cernik
Hansi Kalka
Dorothea Wieck hertiginnan
Philip Kenneally sergeanten
Edelweiß Malchin Vina Konradin
Willy Castello kapten
Margarete Slezak Mrs. Jaromir
Peter Beauvais kapten vid hemliga polisen
Robert Charlebois löjtnant vid hemliga polisen
Gert Fröbe polisagent
Rolf von Nauckhoff polisagent
Zirkus Brumbach Cirkus Cernik

Companies

Production Company Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Copyright Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation 1953
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Fox Film 1953

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 82438
Date 1953-06
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2875 meters
Notes Speltid: 105 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Westrex Sound Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2878 meter
Length in minutes 105 min


Original work

Original title Man on a Tightrope (Book)
Author Neil Paterson


Production location

1952-09-02 1952-10-24
Bavaria Studios Geiselgasteig, Bayern West Germany
Fall, Bayern West Germany
Lenggries, Bayern West Germany
München, Bayern West Germany

Release dates

First showing 1953-04-01 Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA 105 min
Other showing 1953-06-04 New York City, New York USA 95 min
Festival showing 1953-06-26 Berlin West Germany Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
Other showing 1953-06-29 West Germany
Release in Sweden 1953-10-05 Rigoletto Stockholm Sweden 105 min
TV showing 1969-12-27 TV2 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Má vlast. Vltava
Composer Bedřich Smetana (1874)


Original title Chattanooga Choo-Choo
Composer Harry Warren (1941)
Lyrics Mack Gordon (1941)


Original title Leichte Cavallerie. Uvertyr
Composer Franz von Suppé (1866)


Original title Women Are Not Like Angels
Composer Franz Waxman
Sung by Gloria Grahame


Original title Guillaume Tell. Uvertyr
Composer Gioachino Rossini (1829)


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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