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The Big Show is a american film of genre Drama directed by James B. Clark released in USA on 10 may 1961 with Esther Williams
The Big Show (1961)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 10 may 1961
Length 1h53
Directed by James B. Clark
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Circus films
Rating53%
The Big Show is a 1961 DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope drama directed by James B. Clark, starring Esther Williams and Cliff Robertson. This is the third variation of Jerome Weidman's novel I'll Never Go There Any More. The other two are Broken Lance (1954) a western version starring Spencer Tracy, and House of Strangers (1949) set in the big city starring Edward G. Robinson.
The cast also includes Robert Vaughn, Margia Dean, Nehemiah Persoff and David Nelson, who was best known to audiences of the time for The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet television show.
This was Esther Williams' next-to-last movie, the final one being Magic Fountain (1963) with Fernando Lamas, whom she later married in 1969.
Synopsis
Bruno Everhard (Nehemiah Persoff) is the rigid and uncompromising owner of a German traveling circus. His four sons and daughter all work for the circus, including as performers. Three of the boys, in particular Klaus (Robert Vaughn), resent the favoritism Bruno shows one son, Josef (Cliff Robertson).Actors
Esther Williams
(Hillary Allen)
Cliff Robertson
(Josef Everard)
Robert Vaughn
(Klaus Everard)
Nehemiah Persoff
(Bruno Everard)
Margia Dean
(Carlotta Martinez)
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