---
title: 'Man on a Tightrope (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Elia Kazan'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/man-on-a-tightrope-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046040/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Man on a Tightrope (1953)

1953 · 105 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Man on a Tightrope is a 1953 American drama directed by Elia Kazan, starring Fredric March, Terry Moore and Gloria Grahame. The screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood was based on a 1952 novel of the same title by Neil Paterson. Paterson based his true story, which first appeared as the magazine novelette International Incident, on the escape of the Circus Brumbach from East Germany in 1950. Members of the Circus Brumbach appeared in the film version in both character roles and as extras. The film was entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Elia Kazan](https://cinepixo.com/people/elia-kazan)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert E. Sherwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-e-sherwood)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-waxman)
- **Producer:** [Gerd Oswald](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerd-oswald), [Robert L. Jacks](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-jacks)
- **Director of Photography:** [Georg Krause](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-krause)
- **Editor:** [Dorothy Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-spencer)

## Cast

- [John Dehner](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dehner)
- [Richard Boone](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-boone)
- [Terry Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-moore)
- [Gloria Grahame](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-grahame)
- [Gert Fröbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/gert-frobe)
- [Paul Hartman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-hartman)
- [Fredric March](https://cinepixo.com/people/fredric-march)
- [Robert Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-beatty)
- [Cameron Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-mitchell)
- [Alexander D'Arcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-d-arcy)
- [Dorothea Wieck](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothea-wieck)
- [Peter Beauvais](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-beauvais)
- [Adolphe Menjou](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolphe-menjou)

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