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!
00:05:37 You haven't anyone to teach you.
00:10:41 They came and they looked at us.
00:15:35 Remember, no matter what I do, my heart belongs to you.
00:21:16 You see, sir, circus people aren't like other people.
00:24:20 Yes, sir, but I was glad to do it.
00:27:22 he is profoundly shrewd, subtle.
00:33:35 Not much.
00:36:15 So that disposes of everyone except my daughter.
00:39:49 He got my mother and me and my little sister out of the country.
00:43:45 - You've got to believe me. - And you think I'm still the same
00:48:43 Not that you'd tell me.
00:51:24 When are you gonna try it? Tomorrow? Friday?
00:54:00 Cernik, it's true.
00:57:27 - I forgot all about them. - Thanks.
01:00:55 It's still going. A long, hard-hit ball. It's in there. It's a home run.
01:05:40 you've been doing with me for 20 years.
01:08:58 Nothing, really. I just wanted to have a look around.
01:12:20 and then we can take appropriate measures.
01:16:28 - The tent wagons left two hours ago. - I know.
01:19:47 He's going back to the Americans, and I'm going with him.
01:23:47 - But at the start, the pace is slow. Slow. - Slow, yeah.
01:29:13 Just stop and think what you're doing.
01:37:15 Sound the alarm!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,284
Dialogue density12.2 lines / min
First line00:01:52
Final line01:37:15

Production Record

DirectorElia Kazan
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,939