Walking a Tightrope

Sep 1, 1991

2h 0m

★ 4.3

Overview

A famous, ruthless writer takes a handsome young worker, with aspirations of becoming a tightrope artist, as his lover and protege, but suffers tragic consequences when he later discards him for another youth.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Paris Classics Productions

Chevereau

France 3

Caroline Production

La Sept Cinéma

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Cast

Marcel Spadice

Michel Piccoli

Franz-Ali Aoussine

Lilah Dadi

Hélène Lagache

Polly Walker

Christa Aoussine

Doris Kunstmann

Fredy Babitchev

Patrick Mille

Jacqueline Masset

Juliette Degenne

Soldat

Laurent Hennequin

Diekman

Olivier Pajot

Le directeur du cirque en tournée

Emiliano Suarez

Monsieur Loyal

Michel Palmer

Policier au commissariat

Bernard Farcy

Agent auxiliaire Rouquet

Guy Louret

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