Circus Movies

A documentary portrait of sideshow impresario Wally Shufflebottom, Jr.

Sara Greene is a 20-year circus industry veteran with a big dream—to start her own tented circus. As the summer moves along on Weirs Beach,...

Two egg-shaped clown performers try out new ways to impress audiences.

A short film where circus performers entertain children.

The parade of carriages, costumed riders, and exotic animals passing over the bridge at Inverness, Scotland, has attracted a crowd, despite the rain.

A mechanical machine displays a reel of objects with music box accompaniment.

Short dramatised documentary showing the ups and downs of daily life on a circus farm. “The only light comes from the flames of the funeral...

This 90-minute documentary chronicles the making of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s 146th Edition of The Greatest Show On Earth including...

A pioneering effort in bringing shadow puppetry to the cinema.

Aquiles, an actor passionate about art, finds himself in conflict after receiving the tragic news that his theater company will close down....

The circus comes to a small boy's town.

A circus under the iron rule of an unreasonable leader, enthusiastically and unblinkingly followed, and one member whose faith in the circus, their...

A clown recalls the days when he first joined the Cole Brothers circus and discusses how the Greatest Show on Earth has changed. He reminisces about...

Bamse, Ælling, Bruno, Hr Skæg, Robotdrengene and Lille Nørd are among the popular children figures that contribute. A...

Silent cartoon.

Short film about animal training in a circus.