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The Great Wallendas

The Great Wallendas

★ 6.2/10•1978•1h 38m•Drama•TV Movie

Drama based on the legendary circus family, its spectacular but tragic career, and its unique aerial act that includes the seven-member pyramid that led to the 1962 accident in which two of the troupe were killed and another permanently paralyzed.

Larry Elikann · Director

Jan Hartman · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 38m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 12, 1978

Actors

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Karl Wallenda

Britt Ekland

Britt Ekland

Jenny Wallenda

Taina Elg

Taina Elg

Helen Wallenda

Cathy Rigby

Cathy Rigby

Jana Schmidt

John van Dreelen

John van Dreelen

Herman Wallenda

Michael McGuire

Michael McGuire

Arnold Fielding

Ben Fuhrman

Gunther Wallenda

Travis Hudson

Lotte Schmidt

Bruce Ornstein

Bruce Ornstein

Mario Wallenda

Stephen Parr

Dick Faughnan

William Sadler

William Sadler

Dieter Schmidt

Isa Thomas

Edith Wallenda

Casey Biggs

Casey Biggs

Gene Hallow

Lucinda Bridges

Nurse

Tino Wallenda

Nino Canetti (uncredited)

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