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Le Grand Cirque (1950)

Le Grand Cirque poster
Directed by
Georges Péclet
Genre
war
Country
France
Runtime
2h
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French pilot recounts his experiences during World War II. The film follows his missions and the toll war takes on him and his fellow aviators.

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What happens

Le Grand Cirque is a 1950 French war film directed by Georges Péclet. It is based on the memoir of the same name by Pierre Clostermann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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