Walking a Tightrope (1991)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1991-09-01
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Runtime: 2h 0m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 4.9/10 from 8 votes
Directed by Nikos Papatakis.
Top cast
- Michel Piccoli as Marcel Spadice
- Lilah Dadi as Franz-Ali Aoussine
- Polly Walker as Hélène Lagache
- Doris Kunstmann as Christa Aoussine
- Patrick Mille as Fredy Babitchev
- Juliette Degenne as Jacqueline Masset
- Laurent Hennequin as Soldat
- Olivier Pajot as Diekman
- Emiliano Suarez as Le directeur du cirque en tournée
- Michel Palmer as Monsieur Loyal
Where to watch Walking a Tightrope
- United States: stream on Criterion Channel
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel
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