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Life Is a Circus is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Val Guest released in USA on 1 february 1962 with Oliver Reed
Life Is a Circus (1960)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 february 1962
Length 1h24
Directed by Val Guest
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Circus films
Rating79%
Life is a Circus is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring Bud Flanagan, Teddy Knox, Jimmy Nervo, Jimmy Gold and Charlie Naughton. A down-on-its-luck circus use an Aladdin's Magic Lamp to try to save their business.
Actors
Oliver Reed
(Spectator at Sideshow (uncredited))
Shirley Eaton
(Shirley Winter)
Lionel Jeffries
(Genie)
Joseph Tomelty
(Joe Winter)
Eric Pohlmann
(Rickenbeck)
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