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Trapeze is a 1956 American circus film directed by Carol Reed and starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida. The film is based on Max Catto 's 1950 novel The Killing Frost , with an adapted screenplay written by Liam O'Brien .
During the 1950s, his production company, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, was highly successful, with Lancaster acting in films such as: Trapeze in 1956, a box office smash in which he used his acrobatic skills; Sweet Smell of Success (1957), a dark drama today considered a classic; Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), a WWII submarine drama with Clark Gable ...
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In this movie Lollobrigida played Italian soprano Lina Cavalieri and sang all the songs in the movie, including arias from Tosca, in her own voice. [15] She played the principal female lead in the circus drama Trapeze (1956) [ 8 ] directed by Carol Reed and co-starring with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis and in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956 ...
June 13, 1956 [23] 25: June 20, 1956: Bhowani Junction: Bhowani Junction reached number one in its seventh week of release. [24] 26: June 27, 1956: The Catered Affair: The Catered Affair reached number one in its second week of release. [25] 27: July 4, 1956: Trapeze: Trapeze earned $555,000 from 21 key cities in its fifth week of release. [26 ...
The following is an overview of 1956 in film, ... Trapeze: United Artists $7,300,000 [1] 7: ... First showing of documentary films by the Free Cinema movement, ...
Jurado began her career in 1943. After a notable career in the Mexican films, she went to Hollywood in the late 1940s. During the 1950s and 1960s, she appeared in notable films such as High Noon (1952), Arrowhead, Broken Lance (1954), Trapeze (1956), One-Eyed Jacks, (1960), Stay Away, Joe (1968) and many others.
It was one of a number of circus-themed films around this time that followed from the success of Trapeze (1956) (others were Toby Tyler and The Big Circus). The film was originally known as High Trap. Filming started 20 April 1959. [1] The sets were designed by the veteran art director Paul Palmentola, his last film credit.