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  • The Circus (1936)
  • Not Rated
    90 min | Comedy, Musical
The Circus (1936)
Not Rated
90 min | Comedy, Musical

In the mid-1930s, circus actress Marion Dixon flees the United States with her young black son. Arriving with an original attraction in the USSR, she finds friends here and decides to stay forever.
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Directors
Grigoriy Aleksandrov | Isidor Simkov (co-director) (as I. E. Simkov)
Composer
Isaak Dunaevskiy (as I.O. Dunayevsky)
Cinematographers
Vladimir Nilsen (as V. Nilsen) | Boris Petrov (as B. A. Petrov)
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Updated May 25, 1936

Release date
May 25, 1936 (Soviet Union)
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Cast

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Lyubov Orlova
Marion Dixon (as L.P. Orlova) Marion Dixon (as L.P. Orlova)   See fewer
Yevgeniya Melnikova
Rayechka, the director's daughter (as E. Melnikova) Rayechka, the director's daughter (as E. Melnikova)   See fewer
Vladimir Volodin
Circus Director - Ludvig Osipovich (as V. Volodin) Circus Director - Ludvig Osipovich (as V. Volodin)   See fewer
Sergey Stolyarov
Martinov - Ivan Petrovich (as S. Stolyarov) Martinov - Ivan Petrovich (as S. Stolyarov)   See fewer
Pavel Massalsky
Kneishitz - Entrepreneur (as N. Massalskij) Kneishitz - Entrepreneur (as N. Massalskij)   See fewer
Aleksandr Komissarov
Skameykin - Amateur Designer (as A. Komissarov) Skameykin - Amateur Designer (as A. Komissarov)   See fewer
N. Otto
Chaplin Chaplin   See fewer
Jim Patterson
Jimmy, Marion's son (as Dzh. Patterson) Jimmy, Marion's son (as Dzh. Patterson)   See fewer
Fyodor Kurikhin
Captain Borneo, animal tamer (as F. Kurikhin) Captain Borneo, animal tamer (as F. Kurikhin)   See fewer
Sergei Antimonov
Circus Presenter (as S. Antimonov) Circus Presenter (as S. Antimonov)   See fewer
Solomon Mikhoels
Lullaby Singer (as S. Mikhoels) Lullaby Singer (as S. Mikhoels)   See fewer
Pavel Geraga
Lullaby Singer (as P. Geraga) Lullaby Singer (as P. Geraga)   See fewer
Lev Sverdlin
Lullaby Singer (as L. Sverdlin) Lullaby Singer (as L. Sverdlin)   See fewer
Vladimir Kandelaki
Lullaby Singer (as V. Kandelaki) Lullaby Singer (as V. Kandelaki)   See fewer
Robert Ross
Pilot - Lullaby Singer Pilot - Lullaby Singer   See fewer
Coretti Arle-Titz
baby Jim's nanny (uncredited) baby Jim's nanny (uncredited)   See fewer
Vladimir Durov
Clown (uncredited) Clown (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmanuil Geller
Circus Orchestra Conductor (uncredited) Circus Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
Lev Ivanov
Hooligan (uncredited) Hooligan (uncredited)   See fewer
B. Karlin
Props man (uncredited) Props man (uncredited)   See fewer
Viktor Lebedev
Acrobat (uncredited) Acrobat (uncredited)   See fewer
Alfonse Lutz
Koko the Clown (uncredited) Koko the Clown (uncredited)   See fewer
Nikolai Orlov
Old Circus Artist (uncredited) Old Circus Artist (uncredited)   See fewer
Aleksandra Panova
Cameo (uncredited) Cameo (uncredited)   See fewer
Anna Panova-Potemkina
Cashier - Old Circus Artist (uncredited) Cashier - Old Circus Artist (uncredited)   See fewer
Weyland Rodd
Cameo (uncredited) Cameo (uncredited)   See fewer
Lyubov Rom
Appearing (uncredited) Appearing (uncredited)   See fewer
Mark Tsibulsky
In American circus mob (uncredited) In American circus mob (uncredited)   See fewer
N. Vysotskaya
Lady in Audience - Lullaby Singer (uncredited) Lady in Audience - Lullaby Singer (uncredited)   See fewer
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