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Walking a Tightrope

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.

2h1991TMDb 4.9

DramaRomance

French

Crew and Cast

Nikos PapatakisNikos PapatakisDirectorMichel PiccoliMichel PiccoliMarcel SpadiceLilah DadiLilah DadiFranz-Ali AoussinePolly WalkerPolly WalkerHélène LagacheDoris KunstmannDoris KunstmannChrista AoussinePatrick MillePatrick MilleFredy BabitchevJuliette DegenneJuliette DegenneJacqueline MassetLaurent HennequinLaurent HennequinSoldatOlivier PajotOlivier PajotDiekmanEmiliano SuarezEmiliano SuarezLe directeur du cirque en tournée
Michel PalmerMonsieur LoyalBernard FarcyBernard FarcyPolicier au commissariatGuy LouretGuy LouretAgent auxiliaire Rouquet

Storyline

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.

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Info

Original title
Les Équilibristes
Status
Released
Released
1 September 1991
Runtime
2h
TMDB score
4.9 / 10 (8 votes)

Production

Director
Nikos Papatakis
Writers
Nikos Papatakis
Studios
Paris Classics Productions, Chevereau, France•3
Countries
France

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
French