High Grass Circus

1976 PG-13 57m

5.7 / 10 3

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This feature-length documentary offers an inside look into the workings of a travelling circus. Filmed in 1976, directors Tony Ianzelo and Torben Schioler followed the Royal Brothers' Circus as they set up their tents and put on their show. Fascinating to watch, the film captures the 24-hour-a-day brand of magic that the circus evokes while revealing the nature of the people who run it.

Director Tony Ianzelo

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Geronimo1967 5 Apr 2026

I recall the circus in the Kelvin Hall being an event that just about everyone went to, excitedly, at Christmas time - but I never realised that it was fairly common practice to actually lease the animals. Even a 2800lb hippo! Well over in Canada, the Royal Brothers were touring from rural town to town eeking a living from county fairs and advance ticket sales from families with children who relis...

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