Walking a Tightrope
7.0
A famous, ruthless writer takes a handsome young worker, with aspirations of becoming a tightrope artist, as his lover and protege, but suffers tragic consequences when he later discards him for another youth.
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Cast
16 people
Michel Piccoli
Marcel Spadice
Known for
We Have a Pope
Contempt
Lilah Dadi
Franz-Ali Aoussine
Also in
Oranges Amères
La Goutte d'or
Nikos Papatakis
Also in
The Red Rose
Humbert Balsan
Known for
Loulou
Lancelot of the Lake
Jean Genet
Also in
Shiraz 70
Polly Walker
Hélène Lagache
Known for
Bridgerton
Rome
Simon Simsi
Doris Kunstmann
Christa Aoussine
Known for
Funny Games
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
Patrick Mille
Fredy Babitchev
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
99 Francs
Juliette Degenne
Jacqueline Masset
Known for
Long Way North
Laurent Hennequin
Soldat
Known for
Le Zèbre
Olivier Pajot
Diekman
Known for
I Am Not an Easy Man
Paris Police 1900
Nikos Papatakis Director · Bruno Coulais Composer William Lubtchansky Cinematographer
First release September 1, 1991 · Produced in France · Production Chevereau, France•3
Production
Paris Classics Productions
Production
Chevereau
Production
France•3
Production
Caroline Production
Production
La Sept Cinéma
Production
Caroline Productions
Production
La Sept
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Les Équilibristes
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Greece · September 1, 1991
Theatrical · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
France · January 8, 1992
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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