Movie Description

The Circus

(2018)

Overview

Drawing upon a vast and richly visual archive and featuring a host of performers, historians and aficionados, this four-hour mini-series follows the rise and fall of the gigantic, traveling tented railroad circus and brings to life an era when Circus Day would shut down a town and its stars were among the most famous people in the country.

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Original TitleThe Circus

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2018-10-09

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 03h 48m

Homepagehttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/circus/

Production CompaniesAmerican Experience Films

Genres

  • Documentary