Circus manager Karel Cernik plans a daring escape from Communist-ruled Czechoslovakia in the 1950s by using his entire circus to cross the guarded border. However, his plan is threatened when he's questioned by the secret police, leading him to suspect an informer among his staff.
Man on a Tightrope
A troupe of circus performers, led by their Czech owner and clown, concoct a daring plan to make a mass escape from behind the Iron Curtain.
