''The Circus Cavalcade'' () is a 1945

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

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directed and written by

Mario Soffici Mario Soffici (14 May 1900 – 10 May 1977) was an Italian-born Argentina, Argentine film director, actor and screenwriter notable for his work during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Biography Mario Soffici was born in Florence, Florence, ...

with Eduardo Boneo and Francisco Madrid, during the classical era of Argentina cinema. The film was shot on

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stock with a monaural soundtrack. It stars Libertad Lamarque and Hugo del Carril. In 2022, it was selected as the 52nd greatest film of Argentine cinema in a poll organized by the specialized magazines ''La vida útil'', ''Taipei'' and ''La tierra quema'', which was presented at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.

Plot Outline

The lives, loves and vicissitudes of a group of circus performers in the Argentine Pampas around the turn of the century are played out in this drama with songs.

Cast

* Libertad Lamarque .... Nita * Hugo del Carril .... Roberto * José Olarra *

Orestes Caviglia Orestes Caviglia (; November 9, 1893 in Buenos Aires – April 1, 1971 in Tucumán) was an Argentine film actor and film director of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. He appeared in films such as '' La cabalgata del circo'' 1945 and '' Albe ...

* Juan José Miguez * Armando Bo *Ilde Pirovano *Tino Tori *Elvira Quiroga * Eva Perón (as Eva Duarte) * Ricardo Castro Ríos * Ana Nieves * Carlos Rivas

References

External links

* Tango films 1945 films Argentine musical films 1940s Spanish-language films 1945 musical films Films directed by Mario Soffici Argentine black-and-white films 1940s Argentine films {{musical-film-stub