Alarm at the Circus (1954)

Two boys from West Berlin, Klaus and Max, live in poverty. They dream of a career in boxing and save every penny in order to buy boxing gloves for training. Nevertheless, they cannot seem to save enough and so they let themselves be hired by the bartender Klott for a twisted scheme. However, Klaus overhears one of Klott's conversations and learns that Klott intends for the boys to steal horses from the East Berlin Barlay Circus, where Klaus recently made some good friends. Indignant, he sets out to stop the robbery—and an adventurous action story results.

Cast (16)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Erwin Geschonneck

Klott

H

Hans Winter

Klaus

Ernst-Georg Schwill

Max

Ulrich Thein

Herbert

J

Jean Brahn

Zapfer

Uwe-Jens Pape

Karl Kendzia

S

Siegfried Weiß

P

Peter Dornseif

A

Annelise Matschulat

Marga Legal

Erich Franz

Günther Haack

H

Hans Flössel

A

Arthur Reppert

H

Hans Rose

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