Underplayed Gems

The Phantom of the Big Tent (1954)

The Phantom of the Big Tent poster
Original title
Phantom des großen Zeltes
Directed by
Paul May
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A circus becomes the setting for a series of mysterious events. A phantom figure threatens the performers and the show's future.

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What happens

The Phantom of the Big Tent (German: Phantom des großen Zeltes) is a 1954 West German thriller film directed by Paul May and starring René Deltgen, Angelika Hauff and Ilse Steppat. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin, with location filming taking place at a circus in Spandau. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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