

Trapeze
1956-05-30 · 105 min · ★ 6.3
A pair of men try to perform the dangerous "triple" in their trapeze act. Problems arise when the duo is made into a trio following the addition of a sexy female performer.
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Production details
- Directors
- Carol Reed
- Production companies
- Joanna Productions, Hecht-Lancaster Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 4,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 14,400,000
Top Cast
Burt LancasterMike Ribble
Tony CurtisTino Orsini
Gina LollobrigidaLola
Katy JuradoRosa
Thomas GomezBouglione
Johnny PuleoMax
Minor WatsonJohn Ringling North
Gérard LandryChikki
Jean-Pierre KérienOtto
Sidney JamesSnake Charmer
Gamil RatibStefan
Pierre TabardPaul
Joe WarfieldPhotograph (uncredited)
Guy ProvostJournalist (uncredited)
Hubert de LapparentPhotograph (uncredited)
Henri CoutetCircus Electrician (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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