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John Wayne Wild Across the World!
Circus owner Matt Masters is beset by disasters as he attempts a European tour of his circus. At the same time, he is caught in an emotional bind between his adopted daughter and her mother.
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Sep 24, 2026 · via TMDB
***John Wayne takes a circus to tour Europe at the turn-of-the-century*** This isn’t great like “The Greatest Show on Earth” from a dozen years earlier, but it fills the bill if you’re in the mood for a quaint circus flick. It’s on par with “Trapeze” and “The Big Circus” with the difference being that the events take place in 1899. As such, there’s an Old West Show element along with the expected clowns, animals, trapeze and high wire acts. Claudia Cardinale was 25yo during shooting, but passes well for the age of her character, who (I’m guessing) is in her late teens. Meanwhile Rita Hayworth was 45 during filming and still in good shape. Besides Wayne and the two females, the highlight is the entertaining circus stunts, including the amazing lion act. A plus is that the film leaves you with a good feeling. It’s a tad overlong at 2h 22m (with a 3m Intermission) and was shot Sep-Feb 1963-1964 in Spain. GRADE: B-
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John Wayne
Matt Masters
Claudia Cardinale
Toni Alfredo
Rita Hayworth
Lili Alfredo
Lloyd Nolan
Cap Carson
Richard Conte
Aldo Alfredo
John Smith
Steve McCabe
Katherine Kath
Hilda
Wanda Rotha
Mrs. Schuman
Maggie Rennie
Anna
Anne Caprile
Giovana (french voice)
José Terrón
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Moustache
Bartender
Catherine Ellison
Molly
John DeCuir
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Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Claude Renoir
Second Unit Director of Photography
Renié
Costume Design
Henry Hathaway
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Richard Talmadge
Second Unit Director
Dorothy Spencer
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Michał Waszyński
Associate Producer
C.O. Erickson
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Dimitri Tiomkin
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James Edward Grant
Screenplay
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