Circus (1936)
1936 · 1h 34m · Music, Comedy
Genres: Music, Comedy
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.
Director: Grigori Aleksandrov
Writers: Ilya Ilf, Grigori Aleksandrov, Yevgeni Petrov
Music by: Isaak Dunayevsky
Cinematography: Boris Petrov, Vladimir Nilsen
Cast
Lyubov Orlova as Marion DixonVladimir Volodin as LudvigSergey Stolyarov as Ivan Petrovich MartinovPavel Massalsky as Franz von KneishitzLev Sverdlin as CameoSolomon Mikhoels as CameoYevgeniya Melnikova as RayechkaFyodor Kurikhin as Captain BorneoSergei Antimonov as Shprekhshtalmejster (uncredited)Pavel Geraga as CameoVladimir Kandelaki as CameoNiki Otto as ChaplinMore like this
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