Man on a Tightrope

1953 · 105 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 1,939 VOTES · DIR. Elia Kazan

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Overview

The owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the border to freedom, taking his entire troupe of performers and wild animals with him.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,284 lines

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00:01:52 - Move those trucks off the road. - Get them off the road!
00:05:40 No mother, no school, except the circus.
00:10:45 I wouldn't worry if they'd asked a question or two.
00:15:56 Oh, I know, poor fellow.
00:21:48 Did you continue to do as you had been ordered?
00:24:38 lt'll be subject to liquidation and its properties turned over
00:28:13 M. 4-2.
00:34:05 Never mind the hose. What was stolen, Konradin?
00:36:49 They come and they go, and we don't ask any questions.
00:40:45 Ruins.
00:46:37 Never mind your bodyguards.
00:49:40 - All of them. - Are they in good condition?
00:52:36 Well, I'll be sorry to lose you, Cernik.
00:55:17 Cernik, open the door! Cernik!
00:58:31 That's liberation, too.
01:03:08 Just stand facing me so you can see down the hill.
01:07:24 And I'm telling you for your own good, Mr. Cernik.
01:10:36 - Why did you fight with him? - We always fight, just for old time's sake.
01:14:26 You'll be safe in there.
01:18:08 What did you say? Take your hands off me.
01:22:44 You ride on top of the first car.
01:27:29 Will you send some men after that circus?
01:34:08 Will somebody please tell me where I am to find a place for them?
01:45:02 ENGLISH SDH - US

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,284
Dialogue density12.2 lines / min
First line00:01:52
Final line01:45:02

Production Record

DirectorElia Kazan
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,939