
High...High...High...Above Them All! - in excitement! - in spectacle! - in fire, flesh and fury!
A pair of men try to perform the dangerous "triple" in their trapeze act. Problems arise when the duo is made into a trio following the addition of a sexy female performer.
- 6.2
- 1956
- Released
- 1h 45m

Burt Lancaster
Mike Ribble
Tony Curtis
Tino Orsini
Gina Lollobrigida
Lola
Katy Jurado
Rosa
Thomas Gomez
Bouglione
Johnny Puleo
Max
Minor Watson
John Ringling North
Gérard Landry
Chikki
Jean-Pierre Kérien
Otto
Sidney James
Snake Charmer
Los Arriolas
Specialty Act
Gamil Ratib
Stefan
Pierre Tabard
Paul
Edward Hagopian
3rd partner of Lola
Joe Warfield
Photograph (uncredited)
Guy Provost
Journalist (uncredited)
Hubert de Lapparent
Photograph (uncredited)
Henri Coutet
Circus Electrician (uncredited)
Released
en
$4,000,000.00
$14,400,000.00
- #circus
- #trapeze artist
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