Circus Maximus
1980, Hungarian. Directed by Géza von Radványi.
During World War II Carlotta, the circus owner maintains herself, her lover and her rather run-down circus-team by illegal man-smuggling. In the year of 1944, besides the usual refugees, she even has to take Professor Máté, the renown mathematician to the Yugoslavian partisans. The team is joined by Carlotta's psychotic son who has escaped from an asylum.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hungarian
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- Released
- 16 October 1980
- Country
- Germany, Hungary
- Written by
- Géza von Radványi, Károly Makk, Judit Máriássy
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Circus Maximus runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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Circus Maximus isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 October 1980. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
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Who directed Circus Maximus?
Circus Maximus (1980) was directed by Géza von Radványi and stars Ági Margitai, Gábor Reviczky, Gábor Máté.