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20/01/1981 Drama, TV Movie 2h 0m
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Overview

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.

  1. Boris Sagal

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Elizabeth Montgomery

    Mary Flynn

  2. Christopher Plummer

    Duke Royal

  3. Eileen Brennan

    Jessy

  4. Gretchen Wyler

    Olivia Probashka

  5. Anne Shropshire

    Aunt Helen

  6. Tommy Madden

    Louie

  7. Timothy Hill

    Schuller

  8. Russell Saunders

    Ivan Probashka

  9. Mark Yerkes

    Sergei Probashka

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2024-04-04
**_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.

"When the Circus Came to Town" (1981) is a drama with a few amusing touches set at a traveling circus. Elizabeth was 47 during shooting and, amazingly, still looks like she did on Bewitched (which ended 9 years earlier), not to mention she’s appealing in a circus outfit.

There are the expected clowns, acroba...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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