Walking a Tightrope

Walking a Tightrope

1991•2h 0m•4.9/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.9/10(8)

A famous, ruthless writer takes a handsome young worker, with aspirations of becoming a tightrope artist, as his lover and protege, but suffers tragic consequences when he later discards him for another youth.

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Production

Paris Classics Productions, Chevereau, France•3, Caroline Production, La Sept Cinéma

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Marcel Spadice

Lilah Dadi

Lilah Dadi

Franz-Ali Aoussine

Polly Walker

Polly Walker

Hélène Lagache

Doris Kunstmann

Doris Kunstmann

Christa Aoussine

Patrick Mille

Patrick Mille

Fredy Babitchev

Juliette Degenne

Juliette Degenne

Jacqueline Masset

Laurent Hennequin

Laurent Hennequin

Soldat

Olivier Pajot

Olivier Pajot

Diekman

Emiliano Suarez

Emiliano Suarez

Le directeur du cirque en tournée

Michel Palmer

Monsieur Loyal

Bernard Farcy

Bernard Farcy

Policier au commissariat

Guy Louret

Guy Louret

Agent auxiliaire Rouquet

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