The Circus
Drawing upon a vast and richly visual archive and featuring a host of performers, historians and aficionados, this four-hour mini-series follows the rise and fall of the gigantic, traveling tented railroad circus and brings to life an era when Circus Day would shut down a town and its stars were among the most famous people in the country.
- genus: Documentary
- Studio: American Experience Films
- keyword: elephant, circus, clown, traveling circus, sideshow, lion tamer, acrobats
- cast: Michael Murphy
