Held der Arena (1964)
Der amerikanische Zirkusdirektor Matt Masters startet mit seiner Truppe eine Europatournee, um auch die alte Welt zu erobern. Gleichzeitig macht er sich dabei auf die Suche nach der Artistin Lili, die vierzehn Jahre zuvor ihre kleine Tochter Toni in Masters Obhut übergeben hatte und danach spurlos verschwand. Doch schon bei der Ankunft des Zirkus' in Barcelona kommt es zu einer ersten Katastrophe: Das Zirkusschiff kentert.
Der Regisseur:
Henry Hathaway
Die Autor:
Ben Hecht, Julian Zimet, James Edward Grant.
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John Wayne as Matt Masters |
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Claudia Cardinale as Toni Alfredo |
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Rita Hayworth as Lili Alfredo |
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Lloyd Nolan as Cap Carson |
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Richard Conte as Aldo Alfredo |
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John Smith as Steve McCabe |
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Katherine Kath as Hilda |
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Wanda Rotha as Mrs. Schuman |
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Maggie Rennie as Anna |
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Anne Caprile as Giovana (french voice) |
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Hans Dantes as Emile Schuman |
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Francois Calepides as Ringmaster |
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José Terrón as Circus rider |
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Moustache as Bartender |
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Sydna Scott as |
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Margaret Fuller as |
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Catherine Ellison as Molly |
| Directing | Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Ben Hecht | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nicholas Ray | Story |
| Production | Samuel Bronston | Producer |
| Camera | Jack Hildyard | Director of Photography |
| Directing | José López Rodero | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renié | Costume Design |
| Production | Maude Spector | Casting |
| Art | John DeCuir | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mario Van Riel | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Dorothy Spencer | Editor |
| Production | Michał Waszyński | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grazia De Rossi | Hairstylist |
| Sound | David Hildyard | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Richard Talmadge | Second Unit Director |
| Production | C.O. Erickson | Production Manager |
| Writing | Julian Zimet | Screenplay |
| Directing | Elaine Schreyeck | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Claude Renoir | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Writing | James Edward Grant | Screenplay |
| Writing | Philip Yordan | Story |