

Sawdust and Tinsel
1953-09-14 · 93 min · ★ 7.3
A number of complicated relationships develop between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover.
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- Directors
- Ingmar Bergman
- Production companies
- Sandrews
- Countries
- Sweden
- Status
- Released
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Åke GrönbergAlbert Johansson
Harriet AnderssonAnne
Hasse EkmanFrans
Anders EkFrost
Gudrun BrostAlma
Annika TretowAgda
Erik StrandmarkJens
Gunnar BjörnstrandMr. Sjuberg
Curt LöwgrenBlom
Julie BernbyTightrope-dancer
Åke Fridell
Majken Torkeli
Hanny Schedin
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