Circus World (film)
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- For the defunct Florida theme park, see Circus World
Circus World, also known as Samuel Bronston's Circus World, is a 1964 drama film made by the independent production company Bronson and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Henry Hathaway and produced by Samuel Bronston, with Michal Waszynski as executive producer. The screenplay was by Ben Hecht, Julian Halevy and James Edward Grant, from a story by Philip Yordan and Nicholas Ray. The music score was by Dimitri Tiomkin and the cinematography by Jack Hildyard. The film was made in Super Technirama 70 and shown at some venues in Cinerama.
It starred John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale and Rita Hayworth with Lloyd Nolan, John Smith and Richard Conte.
[edit] Plot
At the turn of the twentieth century, circus owner Matt Masters (John Wayne) takes his circus on a tour to Europe in search of his long-lost love, Lili Alfredo (Rita Hayworth). With him are Lili's daughter, Toni (Claudia Cardinale) whom she abandoned years earlier and whom he has raised as his own, and his faithful friend, Cap Carson (Lloyd Nolan). The circus is lost in a sinking ship, but Masters manages to salvage part of it and with the help of some European acts puts together a new show. He finds Lili and mother and daughter are reunited.
The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Song for Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington (lyrics), and Rita Hayworth was nominated for the Best Actress award.
[edit] Trivia
- David Niven was originally cast as Cap Carson, but withdrew from the film.
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