Circus
Circus

Movie·1936·1h 34m

Circus

Country

Soviet Union

Language

Russian

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// overview

The Story

Original title: Цирк

An American circus performer finds herself the victim of racism after it is revealed that she's the mother of a mixed-race child. In the midst of the public scandal, she finds happiness, love, and refuge in the USSR.

Written By

Ilya Ilf, Yevgeni Petrov, Valentin Kataev

Producer

Zakhar Darevskiy

Cinematography

Boris Petrov

Music

Isaak Dunayevsky

Themes

musical

Production House

Mosfilm

Audience Score

63%

24 votes

Skip13%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection21%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Free

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// cast

Cast

Lyubov Orlova

Lyubov Orlova

Marion Dixon

Vladimir Volodin

Vladimir Volodin

Ludvig

Sergey Stolyarov

Sergey Stolyarov

Ivan Petrovich Martinov

Pavel Massalsky

Pavel Massalsky

Franz von Kneishitz

Lev Sverdlin

Lev Sverdlin

Cameo

Solomon Mikhoels

Solomon Mikhoels

Cameo

Yevgeniya Melnikova

Yevgeniya Melnikova

Rayechka

Fyodor Kurikhin

Fyodor Kurikhin

Captain Borneo

Sergei Antimonov

Sergei Antimonov

Shprekhshtalmejster (uncredited)

Pavel Geraga

Pavel Geraga

Cameo

Vladimir Kandelaki

Vladimir Kandelaki

Cameo

Niki Otto

Niki Otto

Chaplin

Robert Ross

Emmanuil Geller

Emmanuil Geller

The Music Conductor

B. Karlin

Artist

Alfonse Lutz

Horseman

Nikolai Orlov

An Old Circus Actor

Anna Panova-Potyomkina

Cashier (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Grigori Aleksandrov

Grigori Aleksandrov

Director, Writer

Ilya Ilf

Ilya Ilf

Screenplay

Isaak Dunayevsky

Isaak Dunayevsky

Original Music Composer

Boris Petrov

Director of Photography

Vladimir Nilsen

Vladimir Nilsen

Director of Photography

Zakhar Darevskiy

Producer

Yevgeni Petrov

Yevgeni Petrov

Screenplay

Valentin Kataev

Valentin Kataev

Screenplay

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