The Great Wallendas
February 12, 1978•1h 38m•★ 6.3
DramaTV Movie
Drama based on the legendary circus family, its spectacular but tragic career, and its unique aerial act that includes the seven-member pyramid that led to the 1962 accident in which two of the troupe were killed and another permanently paralyzed.
Director
Larry ElikannWriters
Cast
Lloyd Bridges
Karl Wallenda
Britt Ekland
Jenny Wallenda
Taina Elg
Helen Wallenda
Cathy Rigby
Jana Schmidt
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John van Dreelen
Herman Wallenda
Michael McGuire
Arnold Fielding
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Ben Fuhrman
Gunther Wallenda
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Travis Hudson
Lotte Schmidt
Bruce Ornstein
Mario Wallenda
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Stephen Parr
Dick Faughnan
William Sadler
Dieter Schmidt
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Isa Thomas
Edith Wallenda
Casey Biggs
Gene Hallow
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Lucinda Bridges
Nurse
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Tino Wallenda
Nino Canetti (uncredited)