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Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu
Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu (1958)

Directed by P. Bhaskaran
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Circus films
Actors Ragini, Sathyan, Prema, S. P. Pillai, Pankajavalli, Bahadoor

The film is set against the backdrop of a circus company. Chandran is a circus performer. Thankam, a beautiful 17-year-old girl, is his childhood sweetheart. But, Thankam's mother Kalyani Amma forbids her to prolong her affair with Chandran. She wants Thankam to marry Gopi, a well known bully from the town. Thankam's father Paithal Nair, however rejects this proposal. But as the circus shifts to another village, everything goes wrong. The circus people owed some money to Paithal Nair which they were unable to pay. Despite the circus manager's assurances Kalyani Amma and Nair decide to hold the circus animals hostage until the circus manager repays his debt. Managing the animals soon becomes a nightmare and Paithal and family realize they have invited trouble (pulival pidikkuka - an expression in Malayalam for trouble, mess etc. It literally means catch a leopard by its tail). Paithal Nair is in financial stress and has no other way than to accept the marriage proposal from Gopi for his daughter. What will happen to Chandran and Thankam's romance? How does Paithal Nair overcome his problems? Answers to these questions form the rest of the story.
The Day the Clown Cried
The Day the Clown Cried (1972)

Directed by Jerry Lewis, Jean-Jacques Beineix
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Circus films, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Jerry Lewis, Harriet Andersson, Anton Diffring, Jonas Bergström, Ulf Palme, Pierre Étaix

Lewis plays a washed-up German circus clown named Helmut Doork during the beginning of World War II and the Holocaust. Although he was once a famous performer who toured America and Europe with the Ringling Brothers, Doork is now past his prime and receives little respect. After Doork causes an accident during a show, the head clown convinces the circus owner to demote Doork. Upon returning home, Doork confides his problems in his wife Ada, and she encourages him to stand up for himself. Helmut overhears the circus owner agreeing to fire him after the head clown issues an ultimatum. Helmut is distraught. He is arrested later by the Gestapo for ranting about Germany and drunkenly mocking Adolf Hitler in a bar. Following an interrogation at the Gestapo headquarters, he is imprisoned in a Nazi camp for political prisoners. For the next three to four years, he remains there while hoping for a trial and a chance to plead his case.
Double or Quits
Double or Quits (1953)
, 1h23
Directed by Robert Vernay
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Circus films, Radio
Actors Suzanne Dehelly, Danielle Godet, Roland Armontel, René Blancard, Jean Tissier, Line Renaud

Charlotte Bourdier, une vieille fille, a noué par correspondance une intrigue sentimentale avec Zappy Max, l'animateur de Radio circus. Mais elle l'a fait en envoyant à ce dernier la photo de Marie Chassagne, une jeune femme charmante. Zappy Max devant arriver bientôt dans la ville, elle va avouer la supercherie à Marie Chassagne en lui demandant de recevoir Zappy Max à sa place.
Un cirque passe
Un cirque passe (1950)
, 15minutes
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Circus films
Actors Achille Zavatta, Serge Reggiani

Le passage d'un cirque, celui d'Achille Zavatta, dans un village.
Du sang sous le chapiteau
Du sang sous le chapiteau (1957)

Directed by Georges Péclet
Origin France
Themes Circus films
Actors Achille Zavatta, Ginette Leclerc, André Gabriello, Georges Péclet, Jean Berton, Bernard Dumaine

Un clown est assassiné dans un cirque lors d'un sketch. Son partenaire, Boniface, est accusé du crime. À la suite de multiples péripéties, le meurtrier sera identifié parmi la troupe du cirque.
Phantom of the Big Tent
Phantom of the Big Tent (1954)
, 1h40
Directed by Paul May
Origin German
Genres Drama, Horror, Crime
Themes Circus films
Actors Angelika Hauff, Ilse Steppat, Hans Christian Blech, Ralf Wolter, Wolfgang Neuss, Howard Vernon

MM. Rossi et Capelli sont propriétaires d’une grande compagnie de cirque, travaillent en étroite collaboration et ont un succès considérable. Seulement ils sont rivaux pour le cœur de la dompteuse de lions Dolores. Un jour, Rossi est attaqué par l'un des lions alors qu'il se précipite pour aider sa fille Lolita, âgée de dix ans, appelée par tous Lilly. Rossi est horriblement défiguré au visage et disparaît, on pense qu'il est mort. Pour Capelli et Dolores, devenus depuis un couple, cet incident marque la fin de leur relation dans la mesure où il existe un degré de responsabilité de la mort. Afin de ne pas laisser Lilly grandir sans père, Alfredo Capelli décide d'adopter la petite fille et la regarde désormais comme sa propre fille.