Movie: King of the Circus

Top 5 Billed Cast

Max Linder
Max Linder

Max Graf von Pompadour

Eugen Burg
Eugen Burg

Gyula Szöreghy
Gyula Szöreghy

Vilma Banky
Vilma Banky

Kurt Kasznar
Kurt Kasznar

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

  • Release Date

    1924-05-23

  • Average

    5.75

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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