Circus

Summary

Circus is a film^[1]. Circus ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Circus's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Circus was directed by Grigori Aleksandrov^[4].
• Ilya Ilf wrote the screenplay for Circus^[5].
• Valentin Kataev wrote the screenplay for Circus^[6].
• Yevgeny Petrov wrote the screenplay for Circus^[7].
• Circus's composer is recorded as Isaak Dunayevsky^[8].
• Circus's genre is musical film^[9].
• Circus's genre is comedy film^[10].
• Circus's based on is recorded as Under the Circus Dome^[11].
• A cast member of Circus was Lyubov Orlova^[12].
• A cast member of Circus was Sergei Stolyarov^[13].
• A cast member of Circus was James Lloydovich Patterson^[14].
• A cast member of Circus was Yevgeniya Melnikova^[15].
• A cast member of Circus was Vladimir Volodin^[16].
• Circus's production company is recorded as Mosfilm^[17].
• Circus's director of photography is recorded as Vladimir Nilsen^[18].
• Circus's director of photography is recorded as Boris Aretskiy^[19].
• Circus's director of photography is recorded as Boris Petrov^[20].
• The original language of Circus was Russian^[21].
• Circus's Commons category is recorded as Tsirk^[22].
• Circus's color is recorded as black-and-white^[23].
• Circus's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union^[24].
• Circus was released on May 25, 1936^[25].
• Circus's narrative location is recorded as Soviet Union^[26].
• Circus's main subject is Wide Is My Motherland^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Circus was directed by Grigori Aleksandrov^[4]. Screenwriters include Ilya Ilf^[5], Valentin Kataev^[6], and Yevgeny Petrov^[7]. Cast members include Lyubov Orlova^[12], Sergei Stolyarov^[13], James Lloydovich Patterson^[14], Yevgeniya Melnikova^[15], and Vladimir Volodin^[16].

Publication

Circus was published on May 25, 1936^[25]. The original language of Circus was Russian^[21]. Genres include musical film^[9] and comedy film^[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Wide Is My Motherland^[27], circus^[28], and racism^[29].

Why It Matters

Circus ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).^[2] Circus has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Circus is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]