Life's Circus

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Life's Circus
Directed by Max Reichmann
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Deutsche Film Union
Distributed by Deutsche First National Pictures
Release date
1928
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Life's Circus (German: Manege) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Raimondo Van Riel, Ernst Van Duren and Kurt Gerron. [1] It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Leopold Blonder. It was made by the German branch of First National Pictures and premiered at the Marmorhaus in Germany's capital city.

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  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.156

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