King of the Circus

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King of the Circus

1924

1h 4m

5.0(2 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Max suffers from drunkenness, but gets serious after he falls for the daughter of a circus director - who forbids her romance with an outsider.

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5 members

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Max Linder

Max Graf von Pompadour

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Eugen Burg

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Gyula Szöreghy

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Vilma Banky

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Kurt Kasznar

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