The Circus (1936)

In the mid-1930s, circus actress Marion Dixon flees the United States with her young black son. Arriving with an original attraction in the USSR, she finds friends here and decides to stay forever.

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Summary Details
Running Time1 hr 30 min
GenresComedy Musical
FilmmakersRole
Grigoriy Aleksandrov Director
Isidor Simkov Director
Grigoriy Aleksandrov Writer
Isaak Babel Writer
Ilya Ilf Writer
Valentin Kataev Writer
Yevgeni Petrov Writer
Isaak Dunaevskiy Composer
Vladimir Nilsen Cinematographer
Boris Petrov Cinematographer
CastRole
Lyubov Orlova
Marion Dixon
Yevgeniya Melnikova
Rayechka, the director's daughter
Vladimir Volodin
Circus Director - Ludvig Osipovich
Sergey Stolyarov
Martinov - Ivan Petrovich