In a typical traveling circus, all the workers have problems over their heads; A puppeteer named Magnus controls his troupe like marionettes until a good clown arrives on the scene to help relieve them of their burdens.
Practical Effects
Bizarre marionette effects that haunt your subconscious.
Costume
Clown design that walks the line between sacred and terrifying.
Director
Rolf Forsberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Screened at the 1964 New York World's Fair as part of a Protestant pavilion, this was evangelical cinema trying to compete with Disney.
Madhur and Saeed Jaffrey, playing minor circus roles, were already acclaimed Indian actors—their presence hints at the film's unexpectedly global production.
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