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95 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Trapeze
1931 1h 35m DE
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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Robby and Jim are two friends working in a circus. When Marina, a new acrobat, enters the show, both men will compete for her love. She needs a partner for a flying number, and one of them will be elected. Then accidents will happen.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Anna Sten
Marina
Anton Walbrook
Robby
Reinhold Bernt
Otto Wallburg
Kurt Gerron
Grethe Weiser
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- E.A. Dupont
- Writers
- Egon Eis, Rudolph Cartier
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- France, Germany
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The take
E.A. Dupont directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 195 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2International production across 2 countries: France, Germany.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Anna Sten and Anton Walbrook and Reinhold Bernt carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0022337 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- IMDB
- Trapeze (1931)
Also by
E.A. Dupont
Production companies
Who made it
- HA
Harmonie-Film GmbH
Key crew
- NovelAlfred Machard
- DialogueCarl Zuckmayer
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1931-08-14
