Directed by:
Henry HathawayCinematography:
Jack HildyardComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale, Rita Hayworth, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte, John Smith, Katherine Kath, José María Caffarel, Moustache, Víctor Israel, Kay Walsh (more)Plots(1)
Hollywood's take on the big-top life as the Duke shepherds his three-ring extravaganza through a European tour while searching for the aerialist he loved and lost - the mother of his daughter. Plenty of real circus performers and excitement balance the melodrama. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![John Wayne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/663/165663441_0d9ca7.jpg)
John Wayne
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
El Dorado (1966)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
![Claudia Cardinale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268966_68e050.jpg)
Claudia Cardinale
Tunisia
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
![Rita Hayworth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268007_be7aec.jpg)
Rita Hayworth
USA
Best movies:
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Lloyd Nolan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533836_3a64be.jpg)
Lloyd Nolan
USA
Best movies:
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Airport (1970)
Peyton Place (1957)
![Richard Conte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270211_d260fa.jpg)
Richard Conte
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
![John Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245587_4f6774.jpg)
John Smith
USA
Best movies:
We're No Angels (1955)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Going My Way (1944)
![Katherine Kath](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/448/161448491_56f1be.jpg)
Katherine Kath
France
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Circus World (1964)
![José María Caffarel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948785_7b7962.jpg)
José María Caffarel
Spain
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Tristana (1970)
The Passenger (1975)
![Moustache](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763540_d007af.jpg)
Moustache
France
Best movies:
How to Steal a Million (1966)
Beyond Fear (1975)
Crazy in the Noodle (1957)
![Víctor Israel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634530_b75b65.jpg)
Víctor Israel
Spain
Best movies:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Companeros (1970)
![Kay Walsh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/760/160760282_bec979.jpg)
Kay Walsh
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
The Magic Box (1951)
Scrooge (1970)
Miles Malleson
UK
Best movies:
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The 39 Steps (1935)
![George Tyne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/793/161793486_c5ef05.jpg)
George Tyne
USA
Best movies:
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Maggie Rennie
UK
Best movies:
The V.I.P.s (1963)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)