| Circus World | |
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film poster by Frank McCarthy |
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| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Produced by | Michal Waszynski Samuel Bronston |
| Written by | Ben Hecht Julian Halevy James Edward Grant |
| Starring | John Wayne Claudia Cardinale Rita Hayworth Lloyd Nolan John Smith Richard Conte |
| Music by | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard |
| Editing by | Dorothy Spencer |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 25, 1964 |
| Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9 million (estimate) |
Circus World, also known as Samuel Bronston's Circus World, is a 1964 drama film made by the independent production company Samuel Bronston Productions 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. Its 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, along with Lloyd Nolan, John Smith and Richard Conte.
The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Song for Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington (lyrics), while Rita Hayworth was nominated for the Best Actress award.
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At the turn of the twentieth century, circus owner Matt Masters (John Wayne) takes his troupe on a tour of 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. With the help of some European acts, he puts together a new show. Masters ultimately finds Lili, so mother and daughter are reunited.