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Variety
1925
· Movie
· 104 min
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76/100
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Within the demanding world of a Berlin variety show, a veteran trapeze artist's career is waning. His life is upended when he takes on a talented but arrogant young protege. The tension between them escalates into a fierce professional and personal rivalry, complicated by their mutual attraction to the same woman, leading to a dangerous contest of skill and ego high above the circus ring.
Details
- Director
- E.A. Dupont
- Writer
- E.A. Dupont
- Studio
- UFA
- Released
- 16 November 1925
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 104 min
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