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Trapeze
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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   1,429 votes
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Director:

Carol Reed

Writers:

Max Catto (novel)
Liam O'Brien (adaptation)
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Release Date:

30 May 1956 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

High...High...High...Above Them All! - in excitement! - in spectacle! - in fire, flesh and fury! more

Plot:

Mike Ribble was once a great trapeze artist - and the only to have completed a triple somersault - before his accident... more | full synopsis

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination more

User Comments:

great performances by three stars more (27 total)


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Burt Lancaster ... Mike Ribble

Tony Curtis ... Tino Orsini

Gina Lollobrigida ... Lola
Katy Jurado ... Rosa
Thomas Gomez ... Bouglione
Johnny Puleo ... Max (dwarf) (as John Puleo)
Minor Watson ... John Ringling North
Gérard Landry ... Chikki (as Gerard Landry)
Jean-Pierre Kérien ... Otto (as Jean-Pierre Kerien)
Sid James ... Snake Charmer (as Sidney James)
Gimma Boys ... Circus family children
Los Arriolas ... Specialty Act
Gamil Ratib ... Stefan
Pierre Tabard ... Paul
Edward Hagopian
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Additional Details

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording) (optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) (magnetic prints)


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Trivia:

Sally Marlowe was cast as Gina Lollobrigida's stunt double until Marlowe broke her nose on set. Willy Krause, a close personal friend of Burt Lancaster, was asked to fill in as Ms. Lollobrigida's stunt double. He accepted the role. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Cheers: Peterson Crusoe (#3.11)" (1984) more

Soundtrack:

Waltz Op. 64 No. 1 in D flat major (Minute Waltz) more


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9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
great performances by three stars, 1 November 2003
8/10
Author: morphytal

Trapeze" is the first movie I saw Burt Lancaster in. I was amazed by his "physical" performance (I learned afterwards that he used to work in a circus as an acrobat). The pretty Gina Lollobrigida plays the game of love with young Tony Curtis and Lancaster. I like also this film because it shows well the atmosphere of the circus. (7/10)

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