Manege

Manege

1928 · 112 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

Brothers Ralph and Gaston are performing in a circus tightrope act, in a fight over a woman. Ralph escalates the tension even further when he tries to rescue a young tightrope walker from the cruelty of her stepfather, the circus ringmaster.

Directed by Max Reichmann · Written by Curt J. Braun

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