Circus of Love

Circus of Love
Directed by	Kurt Neumann
Written by	Hans Jacoby Kurt Neumann Marcy Klauber Charles Williams
Starring	Eva Bartok Curd Jürgens Bernhard Wicki
Cinematography	Ernest Haller
Edited by	Ludolf Grisebach Merrill G. White
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production companies	King Brothers Productions Westia Film
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	19 June 1954 (1954-06-19)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Circus of Love (German: Rummelplatz der Liebe) is a 1954 drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Eva Bartok, Curd Jürgens and Bernhard Wicki. It was made as a co-production between West Germany and the United States. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival.

The film was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski. It was produced by King Brothers and released in West Germany by RKO Pictures. A separate English-language version, Carnival Story, was shot simultaneously.

Cast

• Eva Bartok as Lilli
• Curd Jürgens as Toni
• Bernhard Wicki as Franz
• Robert Freitag as Richard
• Willi Rose as Karl
• Ady Berber as Groppo the Wildman
• Helene Stanley as Lore
• Jacob Möslacher as The Dwarf
• Josef Schneider as The Sword-swallower
• Amalie Lindinger as The Fat Lady
• Ly Maria as The Snake Lady
• Anni Trautner as The Bearded Lady
• Jadin Wong as The Chinese Dancer

Bibliography

• Hayes, R.M. 3-D Movies: A History and Filmography of Stereoscopic Cinema. McFarland, 1998.

External links

• Circus of Love at IMDb