''Circus of Love'' (german: link=no, Rummelplatz der Liebe) is a 1954

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by Kurt Neumann and starring

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Curd Jürgens Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (13 December 191518 June 1982) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens. He was well known for playing Ernst Udet in ''Des Teufels Gener ...

and

Bernhard Wicki Bernhard Wicki (28 October 1919 – 5 January 2000) was an Austrian actor and film director. Life and career Wicki studied in the city of Breslau such topics as art history, history and German literature. In 1938, he transferred to the d ...

.Hayes p.152 It was made as a co-production between West Germany and the United States. It premiered at the

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. The film was shot at the

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and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the

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and

Theo Zwierski Theo Zwierski (1911–1989) was a German art director who designed the sets on a number of West German films and television productions.Meier p.336 Selected filmography * ''Uncle Kruger'' (1941) * ''After the Rain Comes Sunshine'' (1949) * ''The ...

. It was produced by King Brothers and released in West Germany by

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. A separate English-language version ''

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'' was shot simultaneously.

Cast

as Lilli *

as Toni *

as Franz *

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as Richard *

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as Karl *

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as Groppo the Wildman *

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as Lore * Jacob Möslacher as The Dwarf * Josef Schneider as The Sword-swallower * Amalie Lindinger as The Fat Lady * Ly Maria as The Snake Lady * Anni Trautner as The Bearded Lady *

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as The Chinese Dancer

References

Bibliography

* Hayes, R.M. ''3-D Movies: A History and Filmography of Stereoscopic Cinema''. McFarland, 1998.

External links

* 1954 films 1954 drama films German drama films West German films Circus films Films directed by Kurt Neumann German multilingual films 1950s multilingual films RKO Pictures films Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1950s German films 1950s German-language films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub