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The Big Circus (1959)

The Big Circus poster
Directed by
Joseph M. Newman
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A circus owner tries to keep his show running while facing money problems and a saboteur who might be a killer. It is a drama about the pressure of saving a business and finding out who is causing the trouble.

tensedramaticsuspensefulmelodramaticmid-tempostrugglingwhodunit

What happens

The Big Circus is a 1959 American drama film directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Victor Mature as a circus owner struggling with financial trouble and a murderous unknown saboteur. It was produced and cowritten by Irwin Allen, later known for a series of big-budget disaster films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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