---
title: 'Trapeze (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carol Reed'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/trapeze-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049875/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Trapeze (1956)

1956 · 102 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Trapeze is a 1956 American circus film directed by Carol Reed and starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida. The film is based on Max Catto's 1950 novel The Killing Frost, with an adapted screenplay written by Liam O'Brien.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carol Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-reed)
- **Screenplay:** [Ben Hecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hecht), [James R. Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-r-webb), [Wolf Mankowitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-mankowitz), [Liam O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-o-brien)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Malcolm Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-arnold)
- **Producer:** [Burt Lancaster](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-lancaster)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Krasker](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-krasker)
- **Editor:** [Bert Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-bates)

## Cast

- [Pierre Tabard](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-tabard)
- [Guy Provost](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-provost)
- [Gina Lollobrigida](https://cinepixo.com/people/gina-lollobrigida)
- [Tony Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-curtis)
- [Henri Coutet](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-coutet)
- [Thomas Gomez](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-gomez)
- [Jean-Pierre Kérien](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-kerien)
- [Sid James](https://cinepixo.com/people/sid-james)
- [Gérard Landry](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-landry)
- [Gamil Ratib](https://cinepixo.com/people/gamil-ratib)
- [Gabrielle Fontan](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabrielle-fontan)
- [Lucien Desagneaux](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-desagneaux)
- [Hubert de Lapparent](https://cinepixo.com/people/hubert-de-lapparent)
- [Édouard Francomme](https://cinepixo.com/people/edouard-francomme)
- [Aleksander Bednarz](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksander-bednarz)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/trapeze-1956
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