Madrid, Spain, 1949. The Circo Americano arrives in the city. While the big top is pitched in a vacant lot, the troupe parades through the grand avenues: the band, a witty impersonator, the Balodys, acrobats, jugglers, acrobatic skaters, clowns and… Buffallo Bill.
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Luis García Berlanga Director · Juan Julio Baena Cinematographer Luis Galende Editor
First release December 31, 1950 · Produced in Spain
Production
EOC
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Spain
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Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Spain · December 31, 1950
Premiere · Raw footage
No release date listed for United States.
Spain
January 1, 1988 · Premiere · Edited version
June 11, 2021 · Digital · Filmoteca Española - Flores en la Sombra
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