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Le Cirque de la Mort

  • 1916
  • 1h
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Le Cirque de la Mort (1916)
AdventureDrama

A girl and a prince fall in love and plan to elope. But the prince's father dies, and the prince must ascend to the throne. The prince is forced to marry someone with royal blood. The girl a... Read allA girl and a prince fall in love and plan to elope. But the prince's father dies, and the prince must ascend to the throne. The prince is forced to marry someone with royal blood. The girl attempts suicide. The prince, believing her dead, never sees her again until she rescues hi... Read allA girl and a prince fall in love and plan to elope. But the prince's father dies, and the prince must ascend to the throne. The prince is forced to marry someone with royal blood. The girl attempts suicide. The prince, believing her dead, never sees her again until she rescues his baby from a 360-foot chimney, where it has been taken by a crazed circus chimpanzee.

  • Director
    • Alfred Lind
  • Writer
    • Alfred Lind
  • Stars
    • Hamilton Revelle
    • Emmo Semmori
    • Rita Jolivet
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    • Director
      • Alfred Lind
    • Writer
      • Alfred Lind
    • Stars
      • Hamilton Revelle
      • Emmo Semmori
      • Rita Jolivet
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Hamilton Revelle
    Hamilton Revelle
    • Pierrot (US & Canadian release only)
    Emmo Semmori
    • Giovanni Randolfi
    Rita Jolivet
    Rita Jolivet
    • Pierrette (US & Canadian release only)
    Käthe Morrison
    • Anne Randolfi
    Carmen Tarello
    • Marie Randolfi - beider Tochter
    Mia Romeli
    • Gräfin Tamari
    Luigi Cassolini
    • Guido - ihr sohn
    Caino Cavallo
    • Charly Dauphin - ihr Neffe
    Fredo Baxter
    • Ernesto Morgan - Zirkusdirektor
    John Thompson
    • Border - ein Neger
    Robert Florey
    Robert Florey
    • John Chatle - der Detektiv
    Trude Nick
    • Dienstmädchen
    Francisque Caill
    • Polizist
    Deligny
    • Polizist
    Jacques Faure
    Miss Evelyn
    • Evelyn
    • Director
      • Alfred Lind
    • Writer
      • Alfred Lind
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    • Trivia
      "Il circo della morte" was released in England, Australia and New Zealand as "The Circus of Death". In the US, it was released in edited form as "Masque of Life". Its US distributor, Signet Films, cut the film down from ten reels to seven, and added footage of Rita Jolivet and Hamilton Revelle as the characters Pierrette and Pierrot, who were featured in introductory scenes in the film.

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    • Release date
      • January 1916 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Switzerland
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • None
      • Swiss German
    • Also known as
      • The Masque of Life
    • Production companies
      • Vay-Film
      • Alfred Lind Sensational Film (1916)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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