Poster of Circus

Circus

Plot: An American circus performer finds herself the victim of racism after it is revealed that she's the mother of a mixed-race child. In the midst of the public scandal, she finds happiness, love, and refuge in the USSR
Release Date: Monday, May 25 1936
89 years ago
Genres: Music, Comedy
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Cast

Portrait of Lyubov OrlovaLyubov Orlova. Lyubov Orlova was 34 in Circus as 'Marion Dixon'.
Birthday: Tue, Feb 11 1902 –
Died: Sun, Jan 26 1975
Portrait of Vladimir VolodinVladimir Volodin. Vladimir Volodin was 44 in Circus as 'Ludvig'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 08 1891 –
Died: Thu, Mar 27 1958
Portrait of Serhii StoliarovSerhii Stoliarov. Serhii Stoliarov was 24 in Circus as 'Ivan Petrovich Martinov'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 01 1911 –
Died: Tue, Dec 09 1969
Portrait of Pavel MassalskyPavel Massalsky. Pavel Massalsky was >> in Circus as 'Franz von Kneishitz'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lev SverdlinLev Sverdlin. Lev Sverdlin was 34 in Circus as 'Cameo'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 03 1901 –
Died: Fri, Aug 29 1969
Portrait of Solomon MikhoelsSolomon Mikhoels. Solomon Mikhoels was 46 in Circus as 'Cameo'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 16 1890 –
Died: Mon, Jan 12 1948
Portrait of Yevgeniya MelnikovaYevgeniya Melnikova. Yevgeniya Melnikova was 26 in Circus as 'Rayechka'.
Birthday: Sun, Jun 27 1909 –
Died: Mon, Sep 10 2001
Portrait of Fyodor KurikhinFyodor Kurikhin. Fyodor Kurikhin was 55 in Circus as 'Captain Borneo'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 27 1880 –
Died: Fri, Jan 19 1951
Portrait of Sergei AntimonovSergei Antimonov. Sergei Antimonov was >> in Circus as 'Shprekhshtalmejster (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Pavel GeragaPavel Geraga. Pavel Geraga was 43 in Circus as 'Cameo'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 04 1892 –
Died: Fri, Aug 08 1969
Portrait of Vladimir KandelakiVladimir Kandelaki. Vladimir Kandelaki was >> in Circus as 'Cameo'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Niki OttoNiki Otto. Niki Otto was 23 in Circus as 'Chaplin'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 20 1912 –
Died: Fri, Mar 23 2012
Portrait of Robert RossRobert Ross. Robert Ross was >> in Circus
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Emmanuil GellerEmmanuil Geller. Emmanuil Geller was 37 in Circus as 'The Music Conductor'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 08 1898 –
Died: Sun, May 06 1990
Portrait of B. KarlinB. Karlin. B. Karlin was >> in Circus as 'Artist'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Alfonse LutzAlfonse Lutz. Alfonse Lutz was >> in Circus as 'Horseman'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nikolai OrlovNikolai Orlov. Nikolai Orlov was 60 in Circus as 'An Old Circus Actor'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 26 1875 –
Died: Sun, Dec 21 1947
Portrait of Aleksandra PanovaAleksandra Panova. Aleksandra Panova was 37 in Circus as 'Cameo'.
Birthday: Thu, May 25 1899 –
Died: Thu, Oct 08 1981
Portrait of Weyland Rodd Sr.Weyland Rodd Sr.. Weyland Rodd Sr. was >> in Circus as 'Cameo'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mark TsibulskyMark Tsibulsky. Mark Tsibulsky was >> in Circus as 'Farmer'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of James PattersonJames Patterson. James Patterson was 2 in Circus as 'Jimmy'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 17 1933 –
Died: Thu, May 22 2025
Portrait of Aleksandr KomissarovAleksandr Komissarov. Aleksandr Komissarov was 32 in Circus as 'Shurik Skameykin'.
Birthday: Sat, Feb 27 1904 –
Died: Tue, Aug 05 1975
Portrait of Lev IvanovLev Ivanov. Lev Ivanov was 36 in Circus as 'The whistling hooligan (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 02 1900
Portrait of Vladimir DurovVladimir Durov. Vladimir Durov was >> in Circus as 'Clown'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Grigori AleksandrovGrigori Aleksandrov. Grigori Aleksandrov was 33 in Circus as 'Director, Writer'
Birthday: Thu, Jan 22 1903 –
Died: Fri, Dec 16 1983
Portrait of Boris PetrovBoris Petrov. Boris Petrov was 32 in Circus as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 19 1903 –
Died: Sun, Jun 03 1973
Portrait of Vladimir NilsenVladimir Nilsen. Vladimir Nilsen was 30 in Circus as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sat, Mar 03 1906 –
Died: Thu, Jan 20 1938
Portrait of Isidor SimkovIsidor Simkov. Isidor Simkov was 40 in Circus as 'Co-Director'
Birthday: Thu, Oct 03 1895
Portrait of N. DobryanskayaN. Dobryanskaya. N. Dobryanskaya was >> in Circus as 'First Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of K. ZhukovskyK. Zhukovsky. K. Zhukovsky was >> in Circus as 'First Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nikolai TimartsevNikolai Timartsev. Nikolai Timartsev was >> in Circus as 'Sound Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ilya IlfIlya Ilf. Ilya Ilf was 38 in Circus as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Fri, Oct 15 1897 –
Died: Tue, Apr 13 1937
Portrait of Yevgeni PetrovYevgeni Petrov. Yevgeni Petrov was 32 in Circus as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sun, Dec 13 1903 –
Died: Thu, Jul 02 1942
Portrait of Valentin KataevValentin Kataev. Valentin Kataev was 39 in Circus as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 16 1897 –
Died: Sat, Apr 12 1986
Portrait of Zakhar DarevskiyZakhar Darevskiy. Zakhar Darevskiy was >> in Circus as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Isaak DunayevskyIsaak Dunayevsky. Isaak Dunayevsky was 36 in Circus as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Tue, Jan 30 1900 –
Died: Mon, Jul 25 1955
Portrait of Georgi GrivtsovGeorgi Grivtsov. Georgi Grivtsov was 27 in Circus as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Sun, May 02 1909 –
Died: Sat, Jan 06 1968
Portrait of Vasilii Lebedev-KumachVasilii Lebedev-Kumach. Vasilii Lebedev-Kumach was 37 in Circus as 'Lyricist'
Birthday: Fri, Aug 05 1898 –
Died: Sun, Feb 20 1949
Portrait of Kasyan GoleizovskyKasyan Goleizovsky. Kasyan Goleizovsky was >> in Circus as 'Choreographer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday