Trapeze (1956) | |
| Director(s) | Carol Reed |
| Producer(s) | James Hill, Harold Hecht (uncredited), Burt Lancaster (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama |
| Top Topics | Circus, Love Triangle |
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Trapeze Overview:
Trapeze (1956) was a Drama Film directed by Carol Reed and produced by Harold Hecht, Burt Lancaster and James Hill.
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Life is a Circus in Trapeze
By Virginie Pronovost on Nov 14, 2016 From The Wonderful World of CinemaIt all started with Strauss’s The Beautiful Blue Danube… and a fatal?plunge… Trapeze is one of those movies made to hold your breath, to be at the edge of your seat and contempt the colourful world of the impressive circus. I’m writing on this film today for the At the Circus... Read full article
George Plimpton: Acting with The Duke, Swinging on a Trapeze, and Playing Quarterback!
By Rick29 on Aug 11, 2016 From Classic Film & TV CafePlimpton and Joe Schmidt. It’s embarrassing now to admit that I didn’t know much about George Plimpton when I started watching his TV specials at age 14. I knew he had written the nonfiction book Paper Lion, in which he went “undercover” as a rookie quarterback on the Detroi... Read full article
George Plimpton: Acting with The Duke, Swinging on a Trapeze, and Playing Quarterback!
By Rick29 on Aug 11, 2016 From Classic Film & TV CafePlimpton and Joe Schmidt. It’s embarrassing now to admit that I didn’t know much about George Plimpton when I started watching his TV specials at age 14. I knew he had written the nonfiction book Paper Lion, in which he went “undercover” as a rookie quarterback on the Detroi... Read full article
Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
By Beatrice on May 10, 2013 From Flickers in TimeMan on the Flying Trapeze Directed by Clyde Bruckman 1935/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing Ambrose Wolfinger: Yes it is, very hard. It’s almost impossible. No trapeze here. ?A day in the life of Ambrose Wolfinger (W.C. Fields)?begins with two singing burglars in his basement. ?We then fo... Read full article
Previously on The Man on the Flying Trapeze ...
By David on Nov 4, 2012 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze"Platinum Blonde and the Birth of Cinderella Man" "Ladies They Talk About," or Barbara Stanwyck, Badass "Dance, Fools, Dance" and the MGM Effect Un-Awkward Early Talkie Theatre: "Flight"... Read full article
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Quotes from
Mike Ribble: You'll always be a second-rater. Make your own style!
Bouglione: In my circus there is only one way... MY way.
Mike Ribble: Why do you think I always want a two-act? One swings, and the other catches, and nobody comes between them!
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Facts about
Burt Lancaster performed all of the trapeze stunts himself, having worked in a circus before entering films. He insisted on doing the climactic triple flip, but technical adviser Eddie Ward initially was hesitant on Lancaster performing the stunt, so Ward doubled for Lancaster during the first weeks of shooting, but Lancaster told director Carol Reed that he knew how to do the stunt from the get-go so it is Lancaster you see in the final cut of the film.
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