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The Great Wallendas (1978)
TV Movie | 120 min | Drama

The Great Wallendas (1978)

TV Movie | 120 min | Drama

Made-for-TV movie, tells the true story of the Great Wallendas, a family of circus acrobats famous for their seven-person high wire pyramid act, that one night ended in tragedy.

Director

Larry Elikann

Writers

Jan Hartman | Phyllis Minoff (story supervisor)

Producer

Linda Marmelstein

Composers

Bill Soden | Joe Weber

Cinematographer

Bob Bailin (as Robert Bailin)

Editors

Eric Albertson | Patrick McMahon

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Updated Feb 12, 1978

Release date

Feb 12, 1978 (United States)

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Lloyd Bridges Karl Wallenda Karl Wallenda See fewer	Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Britt Ekland Jenny Wallenda Jenny Wallenda See fewer	The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Taina Elg Helen Wallenda Helen Wallenda See fewer	Les Girls (1957)
Cathy Rigby Jana Schmidt Jana Schmidt See fewer	Peter Pan (2000)
John van Dreelen Herman Wallenda (as John Van Dreelen) Herman Wallenda (as John Van Dreelen) See fewer	13 Ghosts (1960)
Michael McGuire Arnold Fielding Arnold Fielding See fewer	Hard Times (1975)
Ben Fuhrman Gunther Wallenda Gunther Wallenda See fewer	September 30, 1955 (1977)
William Sadler Dieter Schmidt Dieter Schmidt See fewer	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Bruce Ornstein Mario Wallenda Mario Wallenda See fewer	Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Stephen Parr Dick Faughnan Dick Faughnan See fewer	The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts (1980)
Travis Hudson Lotte Schmidt Lotte Schmidt See fewer	The Great Wallendas (1978)
Isa Thomas Edith Wallenda Edith Wallenda See fewer	Red Betsy (2003)
Casey Biggs Gene Hallow Gene Hallow See fewer	Broken Arrow (1996)
Lucinda Bridges Joanne Joanne See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Craig Clarke Circus Crowd (uncredited) Circus Crowd (uncredited) See fewer	Crawl (I) (2019)
Chip Coffey Mourner at Funeral (uncredited) Mourner at Funeral (uncredited) See fewer	Kindred Spirits (2016)
Tino Wallenda Nino Canetti (uncredited) Nino Canetti (uncredited) See fewer	Up on the Rope (2006)