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Quick Info

Rating

6.0/10

Release2018

Runtime3h 48m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

American Experience Films

Movie

The Circus

2018

3h 48m

6.0

Documentary

Synopsis

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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