Sawdust and Tinsel

A number of complicated relationships develop between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover.

Cast

Åke Grönberg

as Albert Johansson

Harriet Andersson

as Anne

Hasse Ekman

as Frans

Anders Ek

as Frost

Gudrun Brost

as Alma

Annika Tretow

as Agda

Erik Strandmark

as Jens

Gunnar Björnstrand

as Mr. Sjuberg

Curt Löwgren

as Blom

Kiki

as The Dwarf

Reviews

CRCulver

That life is a circus that one cannot escape from is the overriding theme of Ingmar Bergman's 1953 film <i>Gycklarnas afton</i> ("The Evening of the Clowns", but released in the English-speaking world under the titles "Sawdust and Tinsel" and "The Naked Night"). As the film opens, a circus is on its...

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