CinemaOSMovie · 1936 · 1h 34m

Circus

63%(26)IMDbMusicComedy

An American circus performer finds herself the victim of racism after it is revealed that she's the mother of a mixed-race child. In the midst of the public scandal, she finds happiness, love, and refuge in the USSR.

Directed byGrigori Aleksandrov

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Language
RU
Released
May 25, 1936
Studios
Mosfilm

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Lyubov Orlova

Lyubov Orlova

Marion Dixon

Vladimir Volodin

Vladimir Volodin

Ludvig

Sergey Stolyarov

Sergey Stolyarov

Ivan Petrovich Martinov

Pavel Massalsky

Pavel Massalsky

Franz von Kneishitz

Lev Sverdlin

Lev Sverdlin

Cameo

Solomon Mikhoels

Solomon Mikhoels

Cameo

Yevgeniya Melnikova

Yevgeniya Melnikova

Rayechka

Fyodor Kurikhin

Fyodor Kurikhin

Captain Borneo

Sergei Antimonov

Sergei Antimonov

Shprekhshtalmejster (uncredited)

Pavel Geraga

Pavel Geraga

Cameo

Creative team
Directed by
Grigori Aleksandrov
Grigori Aleksandrov
Written by
Ilya Ilf
Ilya Ilf
Grigori Aleksandrov
Grigori Aleksandrov
Produced by
Zakhar Darevskiy

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