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Trapeze

1956 · 105 min

A tense, romantic drama set in a circus, with high-stakes aerial feats and a love triangle that keeps you engaged.

Tagline
High...High...High...Above Them All! - in excitement! - in spectacle! - in fire, flesh and fury!
Overview
A pair of men try to perform the dangerous "triple" in their trapeze act. Problems arise when the duo is made into a trio following the addition of a sexy female performer.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • obsession
  • love
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Carol Reed
Written by
James R. Webb, Ben Hecht, Wolf Mankowitz
Starring
Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, Katy Jurado, Thomas Gomez, Johnny Puleo, Minor Watson, Gérard Landry
Music
Malcolm Arnold
Cinematography
Robert Krasker
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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