Circus in the Circus (1976)
2h 11m
Running Time
February 13, 1976Release Date
Circus in the Circus (1976)
2h 11m
Running Time
February 13, 1976Release Date
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Plot.
To Moscow have arrived the participants of the international conference of the zoophilologists and also the international jury which is to elect for the world festival the best performance of the program of Moscow circus. Mrs Whistler (Iva Janzurová), British associate professor, makes her understood with the animals in their language but the Czech professor Ruzicka (Jirí Sovák), though he is capable of using the animals language, prefers teaching the animals the human language. Ruzicka's friend, the poodle Archibald, speaks "in Human" very well. The scientific dispute ends with a bet - if Ruzicka teaches the circus elephant to sing, Mrs Whistler will eat up her hat.
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Cast & Crew.
Jiří Sovák
Professor Růžička
Evgeni Leonov
Reditel cirkusu
Natalya Varley
Tána
Iva Janžurová
Elisabeth Whistle
Aleksandr Lenkov
Císník Aljosa
Leonid Kuravlyov
Grísa
Oldřich Lipský
Director
Yakov Kostyukovskiy
Writer
Savely Kramarov
Lopukhov
Miloš Macourek
Writer
Marie Drahokoupilová
French Juror
Moris Slobodskoy
Writer
Zdeněk Dítě
Italian Juror
Vlastimil Hála
Composer
Lubomír Lipský
Czech Juror
Jaroslav Kučera
Cinematographer
Oldřich Velen
Norwegian Juror
Ján Mistrík
Indian Zoophilologist
Aleksei Smirnov
Hypnotist
Yuri Volyntsev
Aleksandr Borisovich
Yevgeni Morgunov
Jealous Husband
Josef Hlinomaz
Nikolay
Karel Effa
Veterinary
František Filipovský
Reporter
Otto Hudrlík
Dutch Zoophilologist
Karel Hovorka
Bulgarian Zoophilologist
Ludmila Mihulková
German Zoophilologist
Lubomír Kostelka
French Zoophilologist
Jiří Lír
Italian Zoophilologist
Václav Lohniský
Polish Zoophilologist
Vojtěch Přidal
Yugoslav Zoophilologist
Viktor Parkán
Swiss Zoophilologist
Miroslav Svoboda
Spanish Zoophilologist
Bořek Voráč
Swiss Zoophilologist
Jaroslava Schallerová
Secretary
Vladimír Ječný
Elephantman
Jiří Kosek
Pilot
Otto Lackovič
Waiter
Viktor Maurer
Waiter
Václav Prostějovský
Waiter
Helena Postránecká
Swimmer Beauty
Stanislav Remunda
Circus Performer
Vladimír Tišer
Circus Performer
Karel Engel
Man in White
Saša Aišmanová
Ballet Dancer
Ingrid Bernáthová
Ballet Dancer
Dalimila Fröhlichová
Ballet Dancer
Sabina Folprechtová
Ballet Dancer
Jitka Kloubková
Ballet Dancer
Radoslava Knechtová
Ballet Dancer
Eva Sodomová
Ballet Dancer
Pavel Veselý
Dancer
Nadezhda Repina
Masha
Pavel Vinnik
Spectator
Aleksandr Sorokoletov
Girls Father
Mikaela Drozdovskaya
Girls Mother
Natalya Tikhonova
Circus Performer
Leonid Kostyuk
Circus Performer
Valentin Filatov
Circus Performer
Josef Vinklář
Circus Principal (voice)
Michal Pavlata
Alyosha (voice)
Vladimír Hrubý
Lopukhov (voice)
Karel Hlušička
Indian Zoophilologist (voice)
Mirko Musil
Hypnotist (voice)
Karel Vlček
Aleksandr Borisovich (voice)
Svatopluk Skládal
Jealous Husband (voice)
Karel Vacek
Production Design
František Belfín
Conductor
Miroslav Hájek
Editor
Jiří Žůček
Set Decoration
Valeri Karen
Dramaturgy
Andrey Malyukov
First Assistant Director
Andrei Razumovsky
First Assistant Director
Jiří Korn
Vocals
Jan Němeček
Camera Operator
Štěpán Koníček
Conductor
Arnold Shargorodsky
Sound
Jiří Pechar
Assistant Camera
František Čížek
Makeup & Hair
Oldřich Hubáček
Camera Operator
Jan Kropáček
Costume Design
Josef Vlček
Sound
Jiří Rumler
Special Effects
Ludvík Malý
Special Effects
Karel Hejsek
Camera Operator
Jaromír Lukáš
Production Manager
Marie Hejzlarová
Script
Miloš Brož
Creative Producer / Dramaturgy
Mikhail Ancharov
Lyricist
Jan Kuděla
Still Photographer
Georgy Kolganov
Production Design
Milana Melcerová
Unit Production Manager
Jiří Synek
Assistant Production Manager
Ludmila Ondráčková
Costumer
Vyacheslav Zaytsev
Costume Design
Ladislav Chroust
Camera Operator
Zdeňka Slunéčková
Assistant Director
Aleš Dospiva
First Assistant Director
Jaroslav Hruška
Makeup & Hair
Karel Dobřichovský
Camera Operator
Viktor Karásek
Assistant Director
Pavel Dosoudil
Camera Operator
Bohuslav Varhaník
Set Decoration
Miroslav Dousek
Unit Production Manager
Magda Hájková
Assistant Editor
Lev Kushelevich
Production Manager
Vlasta Ulbertová
Makeup & Hair
Jaroslava Veselá
Costumer
Jan Sedláček
Assistant Production Design
Stanislav Tůma
Stunts
Zlatomil Fabinyi
Stunts
Josef Müller
Set Decoration
František Faust
Stunts
N. Bilimova
Assistant Director
V. Churinov
Set Decoration
Marina Zaytseva
Costume Design
Josef Koch
Stunts
Miloš Novák
Stunts
Jaroslav Šimonka
Stunts
Alexandr Vejsada
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 13, 1976
Original NameCirkus v cirkuse
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 11m
Genres
Wiki.
Circus in the Circus (Czech: Cirkus v cirkuse; Russian: Соло для слона с оркестром) is a Czechoslovak-Soviet comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský and released in 1976. The story takes place in the Big State Circus in Moscow where two international groups arrive simultaneously: a jury searching for outstanding numbers for the World Circus festival and a delegation of animal language scientists. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. All circus acts were performed by Moscow and Zaporizhia circus troupes.