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Circus World

1964 · 143 min

A sprawling, old-fashioned spectacle of big-top thrills and simmering family melodrama, sweeping you along with pageantry and heart.

Tagline
John Wayne Wild Across the World!
Overview
Circus owner Matt Masters is beset by disasters as he attempts a European tour of his circus. At the same time, he is caught in an emotional bind between his adopted daughter and her mother.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Written by
James Edward Grant, Ben Hecht, Julian Zimet
Starring
John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale, Rita Hayworth, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte, John Smith, Katherine Kath, Wanda Rotha
Music
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Cinematography
Jack Hildyard
Runtime
143 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French

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