Circus themed films usually provides a thrilling drama. The relatively obscure "Schatten der Manege" provides just what you'd expect. Doing the trapeze act angle, combining it with romance and jealousy for a darker plot, it has a lot of the right the ingredients. Does have moments where it spends too long of circus footage, which ruins some of the pacing, but otherwise a fine circus flick.
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Cast
19 people
Liane Haid
Elvira Starke, Zirkusdirektrice
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Trude Berliner
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Heinz Paul
Paula Busch
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Luftakrobat
Known for
The Story of Vickie
Fritz Falkenstein
Walter Rilla
Morini. Kunstschütze
Known for
Day of Anger
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Fred Bird Rhythmicans
Singer
Rolf von Goth
Fred Rallay
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Boycott
Excursion into Life
Valy Arnheim
Sprechstallmeister
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Chef der Mordkommission
Known for
Asphalt
Oskar Marion
Oskar Haupt
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The Organist at St. Vitus Cathedral
Road to Rio
Heinz Paul Director · Fritz Falkenstein Screenplay Paula Busch Writer
United States release December 26, 1932 · Produced in Germany · Original title Schatten der Manege
Production
Tobis Filmkunst
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Schatten der Manege
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 20, 1931
Theatrical
United States · December 26, 1932
New York City, New York
Denmark
July 27, 1931
Sweden
May 26, 1931
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