The Big Circus

The Big Circus

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NR 1959 · 109 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama

A circus owner tries to keep his financially troubled circus on the road, despite the efforts of a murderous saboteur who has decided that the show must not go on.

Directed by Joseph M. Newman · Written by Irwin Allen

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