The Great Wallendas

Feb 12, 1978

1h 38m

★ 6.0

Overview

Drama based on the legendary circus family, its spectacular but tragic career, and its unique aerial act that includes the seven-member pyramid that led to the 1962 accident in which two of the troupe were killed and another permanently paralyzed.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Daniel Wilson Productions

NBC Productions

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Cast

Karl Wallenda

Lloyd Bridges

Jenny Wallenda

Britt Ekland

Helen Wallenda

Taina Elg

Jana Schmidt

Cathy Rigby

Herman Wallenda

John van Dreelen

Arnold Fielding

Michael McGuire

Gunther Wallenda

Ben Fuhrman

Lotte Schmidt

Travis Hudson

Mario Wallenda

Bruce Ornstein

Dick Faughnan

Stephen Parr

Dieter Schmidt

William Sadler

Edith Wallenda

Isa Thomas

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