Review of Circus World (1964) by Espen G — 13 Jan 2009

Claudia Cardinale <3.

The movie wasn't great,but not bad either...

This review of Circus World (1964) was written by Espen G on 13 Jan 2009.

Circus World has generally received mixed reviews.

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John Wayne goes to the Big Top in a Samuel Bronston produced film that has the Duke's role custom-made to fit his rooting-tooting western persona…

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Heaven help all those other people who, deep down, remain to be convinced of the irresistibility of the circus. They're in for a terrible jolt…

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By Ro K (24) on 07 Mar 2010

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By Jay N (1,399) on 14 Aug 2011

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Outstanding movie John Wayne is my family favorite actor…

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By Kevin M. W (1,682) on 26 Mar 2016

It's a big production of a film, but still essentially a minor soap opera with the Duke running a circus/Wild West show…

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By Gregory B (111) on 26 Mar 2016

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By Steve Crum (868) for Video-Reviewmaster.com (514) on 17 Feb 2008

The ONLY John Wayne film not currently available, and well worth seeing…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 09 Nov 2005

Begun by Capra and Completed by Hathaway, Circus World is one of John Wayne's weakest star vehicles, neither entertaining as an adventure nor…

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