Why it may be worth watching
- Circus combines Music and Comedy elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Lyubov Orlova, Vladimir Volodin, Sergey Stolyarov.
Movie
Circus
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.
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Cast
Lyubov OrlovaMarion Dixon
Vladimir VolodinLudvig
Sergey StolyarovIvan Petrovich Martinov
Pavel MassalskyFranz von Kneishitz
Lev SverdlinCameo
Solomon MikhoelsCameo
Yevgeniya MelnikovaRayechka
Fyodor KurikhinCaptain Borneo
Sergei AntimonovShprekhshtalmejster (uncredited)
Pavel GeragaCameo
Vladimir KandelakiCameo
Niki OttoChaplin
Robert Ross
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Music, Comedy. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
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Themes and topics
musical
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