Walking a Tightrope

Original title: Les Équilibristes

Duration: 120 min

Release date: 1991-09-01

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A famous, ruthless writer takes a handsome young worker, with aspirations of becoming a tightrope artist, as his lover and protege, but suffers tragic consequences when he later discards him for another youth.

Drama Romance

Les Équilibristes

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Criterion Channel

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as Marcel Spadice

as Franz-Ali Aoussine

as Hélène Lagache

Doris Kunstmann

Doris Kunstmann

as Christa Aoussine

as Fredy Babitchev

Juliette Degenne

Juliette Degenne

as Jacqueline Masset

Laurent Hennequin

Laurent Hennequin

Emiliano Suarez

Emiliano Suarez

as Le directeur du cirque en tournée

as Monsieur Loyal

as Policier au commissariat

as Agent auxiliaire Rouquet

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Production Design

Eve-Marie Arnault

Eve-Marie Arnault

Production Design

Nikos Meletopoulos

Nikos Meletopoulos

Production Design

Philippe Cord'homme

Philippe Cord'homme

William Lubtchansky

William Lubtchansky

Director of Photography

Executive Producer

Delphine Desfons

Delphine Desfons

Ann Chakraverty

Ann Chakraverty

Gérard Rousseau

Gérard Rousseau

Nikos Papatakis

Nikos Papatakis

Sound Recordist

Frédéric Nicolas

Frédéric Nicolas

First Assistant Director

Henri-Charles Alexandre

Henri-Charles Alexandre

Assistant Art Director

Philippe Cord'homme

Philippe Cord'homme

Valérie Valéro

Assistant Decorator

Gérard Rousseau

Gérard Rousseau

Christophe Marillier

Christophe Marillier

First Assistant Director

Patrick Cauderlier

Patrick Cauderlier

Stunt Coordinator

Philippe Vittoriani

Philippe Vittoriani

Frédéric Krettly

Frédéric Krettly

Assistant Editor

Stéphane Thiry

Nikos Papatakis

Nikos Papatakis

Original Music Composer

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