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When the Circus Came to Town

Movie
1981
2h 0m
English
Drama, TV Movie
When the Circus Came to Town chronicles the life of Mary Flynn (Montgomery), a woman nearing middle age living in a small town. When the circus comes through town, she realizes nothing will ever change unless she does something different, so she leaves her boring sheltered life to run away and join the circus. While adapting to her new life, she finds herself challenged, and in the end, happy with her new life.
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Anne Shropshire
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Timothy Hill
Schuller
Russell Saunders
Ivan Probashka
Mark Yerkes
Sergei Probashka
Bob Yerkes
Georgi Probashka
J Don Ferguson
Andre Probashka
Anne Haney
Blossom
George Ellis
Rodriguez
Clara Dunn
Ms. Bailey
Charles Kaufman
Man in Diner
Don Devendorf
Motel Clerk (uncredited)
Charles Lawlor
Redneck (uncredited)
Nicholas Warf
Juggler (uncredited)
Directed By: Boris Sagal
Written By: Larry Grusin (Screenplay)

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Wuchak
2 weeks ago
**_Elizabeth Montgomery joins a traveling circus_**

When a small circus stops in Savannah, a bored 40-ish spinster (Montgomery) decides to enlist on a lark. Christopher Plummer plays the owner/ringleader while Eileen Brennan and Tommy Madden are on hand as members of the troupe.

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