Music ·Comedy · Soviet Union · 1936 · 1h 34m

Circus

Цирк

Circus poster
Director
Grigori Aleksandrov
Cast
Lyubov Orlova as Marion Dixon Vladimir Volodin as Ludvig Sergey Stolyarov as Ivan Petrovich Martinov Pavel Massalsky as Franz von Kneishitz Lev Sverdlin as Cameo Solomon Mikhoels as Cameo
Crew
Boris Petrov — Director of Photography Vladimir Nilsen — Director of Photography Isaak Dunayevsky — Original Music Composer Ilya Ilf — Screenplay Yevgeni Petrov — Screenplay Valentin Kataev — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
musical
Key Collaborators
Grigori Aleksandrov Director Boris Petrov Director of Photography Vladimir Nilsen Director of Photography Isaak Dunayevsky Original Music Composer Ilya Ilf Screenplay Yevgeni Petrov Screenplay Valentin Kataev Screenplay Grigori Aleksandrov Writer Zakhar Darevskiy Producer Georgi Grivtsov Production Design
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