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Man on a Tightrope

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A Czech circus owner/clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain.
Director
Elia Kazan
Year
1953
Genre
drama, thriller
Box Office
N/A
Production
20th Century Fox,Bavaria Film
Awards
1 win
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Call all the men in the circus by their first names? - Man on a Tightrope 00:27
Call all the men in the circus by their first names?
Rotten. Rotten. - Man on a Tightrope 00:15
Rotten. Rotten.
Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. - Man on a Tightrope 00:09
Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry.
Jaromir. - Man on a Tightrope 00:12
Jaromir.
I really frightened them that time, didn't I? - Man on a Tightrope 00:06
I really frightened them that time, didn't I?
You love your flowers, don't you, Mrs. Cernik? - Man on a Tightrope 00:13
You love your flowers, don't you, Mrs. Cernik?
- Oh! What's that? - Police. - Man on a Tightrope 00:06
- Oh! What's that? - Police.
Move those poles! - Man on a Tightrope 00:26
Move those poles!
- You are Karel Cernik? - Yes. - Man on a Tightrope 00:25
- You are Karel Cernik? - Yes.
What's the trouble now? - Man on a Tightrope 00:30
What's the trouble now?
What? I didn't say anything. - Man on a Tightrope 00:14
What? I didn't say anything.
No, no. If I don't get back in time for the performance, you know what to do. - Man on a Tightrope 00:14
No, no. If I don't get back in time for the performance...
Watch her. You think she cares? - Man on a Tightrope 00:09
Watch her. You think she cares?
You have to imagine it in the clown makeup and costume. - Man on a Tightrope 00:21
You have to imagine it in the clown makeup and costume.
Get into your own outfit. I'll be ready in time. - Man on a Tightrope 00:16
Get into your own outfit. I'll be ready in time.
The curse of my life is that I'm a handsome man - Man on a Tightrope 00:06
The curse of my life is that I'm a handsome man
Haven't you anything to say? - Man on a Tightrope 00:10
Haven't you anything to say?
Madame, the dismissal is canceled. - Man on a Tightrope 00:13
Madame, the dismissal is canceled.
TEREZA: Joe. Joe, let's go for a walk. - Man on a Tightrope 00:12
TEREZA: Joe. Joe, let's go for a walk.
Cernik. - Man on a Tightrope 00:29
Cernik.
Terez. - Man on a Tightrope 00:25
Terez.
Tereza. - Man on a Tightrope 00:05
Tereza.
I don't want to cause you any unhappiness, but you're making a mistake. - Man on a Tightrope 00:29
I don't want to cause you any unhappiness, but you'...
Wait a minute, Kalka. - Man on a Tightrope 00:07
Wait a minute, Kalka.
Are you gonna have breakfast, or am I gonna practice? - Man on a Tightrope 00:06
Are you gonna have breakfast, or am I gonna practice?
Huh? - Man on a Tightrope 00:05
Huh?
What do you want, Barovik? - Man on a Tightrope 00:13
What do you want, Barovik?
Never mind your bodyguards. - Man on a Tightrope 00:06
Never mind your bodyguards.
Take that, Cernik! The great Barovik. - Man on a Tightrope 00:29
Take that, Cernik! The great Barovik.
You haven't heard the last of this, Cernik! - Man on a Tightrope 00:08
You haven't heard the last of this, Cernik!
- Jaromir. - What? - Man on a Tightrope 00:11
- Jaromir. - What?
You know why I did that. - Man on a Tightrope 00:09
You know why I did that.
COMMENTATOR ON RADIO: And swings. He connects. There it goes. - Man on a Tightrope 00:21
COMMENTATOR ON RADIO: And swings. He connects. There it goes...
I don't know what it is. Some kind of Schnapps. - Man on a Tightrope 00:09
I don't know what it is. Some kind of Schnapps.
Just stand facing me so you can see down the hill. - Man on a Tightrope 00:09
Just stand facing me so you can see down the hill.
- There's a ditch across the road. - Yeah. - Man on a Tightrope 00:12
- There's a ditch across the road. - Yeah.
Kopatchin. - Man on a Tightrope 00:20
Kopatchin.
What's this? Why aren't they busy loading? - Man on a Tightrope 00:21
What's this? Why aren't they busy loading?
I see. I'll accompany you to the police station. - Man on a Tightrope 00:10
I see. I'll accompany you to the police station.
You will go outside and wait. - Man on a Tightrope 00:10
You will go outside and wait.
Get me the Commissar Sergeant at 42-M, Plzen. - Man on a Tightrope 00:05
Get me the Commissar Sergeant at 42-M, Plzen.
- Margaret, take the baby. - Thank God he's there. - Man on a Tightrope 00:07
- Margaret, take the baby. - Thank God he's there.
Huh? - Man on a Tightrope 00:13
Huh?
Just stay in the cage with the lions - Man on a Tightrope 00:06
Just stay in the cage with the lions
What's the matter, Karel? You look happy. - Man on a Tightrope 00:15
What's the matter, Karel? You look happy.
- Where is she? - Who? - Man on a Tightrope 00:10
- Where is she? - Who?
- Not here, eh? - Mr. Cernik, I didn't know. - Man on a Tightrope 00:05
- Not here, eh? - Mr. Cernik, I didn't know.
I'm going to try. - Man on a Tightrope 00:14
I'm going to try.
Don't gather. Keep at your work. I'll talk to you one at a time. - Man on a Tightrope 00:29
Don't gather. Keep at your work. I'll talk to you ...
Get out. Get this dog away. Take this dog away. Take the... - Man on a Tightrope 00:06
Get out. Get this dog away. Take this dog away. Take the...
They travel at a very slow pace because of the elephants. - Man on a Tightrope 00:17
They travel at a very slow pace because of the elephants.
Krofta. I thought you were down with the tent wagon. - Man on a Tightrope 00:12
Krofta. I thought you were down with the tent wagon.
Sooner or later, it happens to all of us. - Man on a Tightrope 00:06
Sooner or later, it happens to all of us.
We're going, Zama. All I have to do is give the word. - Man on a Tightrope 00:11
We're going, Zama. All I have to do is give the word.
KAREL: Konradin. Konradin. - Man on a Tightrope 00:16
KAREL: Konradin. Konradin.
This is the Circus Cernik. - Man on a Tightrope 00:13
This is the Circus Cernik.
This is the Circus Cernik. - Man on a Tightrope 00:17
This is the Circus Cernik.
Tower reports an SNB man on lead vehicle of circus, traveling at slow rate. - Man on a Tightrope 00:17
Tower reports an SNB man on lead vehicle of circus, travelin...
Morale show. - Man on a Tightrope 00:13
Morale show.
This is the Circus Cernik. - Man on a Tightrope 00:29
This is the Circus Cernik.
Take it easy. Don't get itchy. - Man on a Tightrope 00:06
Take it easy. Don't get itchy.
Fire! - Man on a Tightrope 00:18
Fire!
Faster! - Man on a Tightrope 00:06
Faster!
Hold your fire! Hold your fire! - Man on a Tightrope 00:22
Hold your fire! Hold your fire!
Start the parade. - Man on a Tightrope 00:18
Start the parade.
Is he dead? - Man on a Tightrope 00:14
Is he dead?
You heard what she said. Go on. - Man on a Tightrope 00:05
You heard what she said. Go on.
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A Czech circus owner/clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain.

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Director: Elia Kazan
Writer: Robert E. Sherwood, Neil Paterson
Production: 20th Century Fox,Bavaria Film
Genre: drama, thriller
Year: 1953
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.2
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 29 Jun 1953
Awards: 1 win
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