The Great Wallendas (1978)

6.3/10 • 98 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

Drama based on the legendary circus family, its spectacular but tragic career, and its unique aerial act that includes the seven-member pyramid that led to the 1962 accident in which two of the troupe were killed and another permanently paralyzed.

Cast

Lloyd Bridges

Karl Wallenda

Britt Ekland

Jenny Wallenda

Taina Elg

Helen Wallenda

Cathy Rigby

Jana Schmidt

Michael McGuire

Arnold Fielding

Bruce Ornstein

Mario Wallenda

William Sadler

Dieter Schmidt

Casey Biggs

Gene Hallow

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