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- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsJohn WayneRita HayworthClaudia CardinaleWhen circus proprietor Matt Masters decides to take his show on a European tour, it is beset by problems, while he searches for Lili, the mother of his adopted daughter, who disappeared years before.
- DirectorSam ReynardStarsTeresa OrnelasJon Morgan WoodwardSean McBrideSet in a 1910 circus, young Charlotte travels from city to city with her acrobat family who perform on the Trapeze. With her training almost complete, she already takes on the daring Blindfolded trick. Despite never having successfully completed the trick, Charlotte is determined to do the trick at the upcoming performance. But worries about that take a back seat when Charlotte learns about the circus potentially going out of business. She's determined to find the truth about whether or not she- and her daring Trapeze act- are the secret to saving the circus. But to do that, she will have to get into the Forbidden Train Car Z.
- DirectorWill YappThe Darnell family run Paulo's Circus - one of the last remaining family circuses in Europe. Business is bad but spirits are high, and the film documents a family holding the show - and the business - together in an attempt to preserve 200 years of tradition.
- DirectorVal GuestStarsBud FlanaganJimmy NervoTeddy KnoxThe employees of an ailing circus find Aladdin's magic lamp and decide to use it to save the organization.
- DirectorCharles BartonStarsKevin CorcoranHenry CalvinGene SheldonTaken in by distant members of his family after being orphaned, Toby Tyler runs away to join the circus.
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsBurt LancasterTony CurtisGina LollobrigidaA crippled circus acrobat is torn emotionally between two ambitious young trapeze artists, one a talented young American and a less-gifted but beautiful Italian.
- DirectorClyde BruckmanW.C. FieldsStarsW.C. FieldsMary BrianKathleen HowardHard-working, henpecked Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.
- DirectorWilliam KronickStarsGeorge PlimptonThe Flying ApollosRichard GrigsbyJournalist George Plimpton trains as a trapeze performer in the Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsElizabeth MontgomeryChristopher PlummerEileen BrennanA middle-aged, single woman leaves her home for a new life with a traveling circus.
- DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsCarlos ArecesAntonio de la TorreCarolina BangA young trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.
- StarsBarry LubinPaul BinderIn a world that offers a dizzying array of amusements and entertainments, there is none quite so enduring or so universal as the circus. Now, over the course of six dramatic and mesmerizing hours, Show of Force will take us away to the circus - not just under the big top, but far beyond it: into what circus folk call "the backyard," the place where the trailers are parked and the real heart of the circus beats. With unprecedented access granted by the Big Apple Circus, the filmmaking team followed this traveling company over the course of an entire season. The series will immerse viewers in a rich collection of human stories, simultaneously compelling our fascination, and appealing to our shared humanity.
- DirectorJoseph PevneyStarsDean MartinJerry LewisJoanne DruJerry and Pete are two friends with no money, looking for some job. They finally find one as workers in a circus, but Jerry has different dreams. He wants to become a clown.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHugh JackmanScarlett JohanssonAfter a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.
- DirectorIris IchishitaStarsKyle GassEnzio MarchelloDiana MurphyYoung high-wire Performer "Mari" has to perform her most difficult act she has ever done.
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinMerna KennedyAl Ernest GarciaThe Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.
- DirectorGeorge WhaleyStarsClayton WilliamsonErnie DingoRebecca SmartFollows a boy who realizes there is more to being a clown, than just clowning around.
- DirectorFederico FelliniStarsRiccardo BilliGigi RederTino ScottiA ragout of real memories and mockumentary, as Fellini explores a childhood obsession: circus clowns.
- DirectorSelton MelloStarsSelton MelloPaulo JoséLarissa ManoelaFather and son work as clowns Puro Sangue/Valdemar and Pangare/Benjamin in a circus in the Brazilian countryside. Benjamin decides to follow a different path and meets several people on the way.
- StarsKarl Wallenda
- DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsRed SkeltonJane GreerTim ConsidineOnce a famous Ziegfeld star, Dodo Delwyn is reduced to playing clowns in burlesque and amusement parks as a result of his drinking. His son Little Dink idolizes him and faithfully believes in a comeback. He persuades "Uncle" Goldie, Dodo's agent in the good old days, to find a booking for Dodo. He can't, and Dink is sent to live with his remarried-and-wealthy mother Paula. The unhappy Dink runs back to his father. His welcome return gives Dodo the courage he needs to try a knockabout TV show offered by Goldie.