Alarm at the Circus
1954, German. Directed by Gerhard Klein.
Two boys from West Berlin, Klaus and Max, live in poverty. They dream of a career in boxing and save every penny in order to buy boxing gloves for training. Nevertheless, they cannot seem to save enough and so they let themselves be hired by the bartender Klott for a twisted scheme. However, Klaus overhears one of Klott's conversations and learns that Klott intends for the boys to steal horses from the East Berlin Barlay Circus, where Klaus recently made some good friends. Indignant, he sets out to stop the robbery—and an adventurous action story results.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 26 August 1954
- Original title
- Alarm im Zirkus
- Country
- East Germany, Germany
- Written by
- Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Hans Kubisch
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Alarm at the Circus runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Alarm at the Circus isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 August 1954. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Alarm at the Circus?
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Who directed Alarm at the Circus?
Alarm at the Circus (1954) was directed by Gerhard Klein and stars Erwin Geschonneck, Hans Winter, Ernst-Georg Schwill.