Salto Mortale (1953 film)

Salto Mortale is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Margot Hielscher, Philip Dorn and Karlheinz Böhm.^[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and at the city's Zirkus Crone. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski.

Salto Mortale
Directed by	Viktor Tourjansky
Written by	Felix Lützkendorf
Produced by	Helmuth Schönnenbeck
Starring	Margot Hielscher Philip Dorn Karlheinz Böhm Paul Kemp
Cinematography	Erich Claunigk Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Edited by	Anneliese Schönnenbeck
Music by	Lotar Olias
Production company	Komet-Film
Distributed by	Panorama-Film
Release date	17 September 1953 (1953-09-17)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Synopsis

Verena, a trick rider, inherits the circus after the death of her father. However, her father took out a loan before his death and the creditors appoint an outsider, Manfred, as a trustee to watch over the finances. He is entranced by the circus world and he and Verena fall in love, provoking the jealousy of the veteran lion tamer Cadenos.

Cast

• Margot Hielscher as Verena
• Philip Dorn as Cadenos
• Karlheinz Böhm as Manfred
• Paul Kemp as Willi
• Nicolas Koline as Mischa
• Christine Kaufmann as Dascha
• Käthe Itter as Martha
• Erika Remberg as Rita
• Gunnar Möller as Kurt
• Willy Rösner as Direktor Jansen
• Gert Fröbe as Jan
• Angela Cenery as Sekretärin
• Viktor Afritsch
• Peter Alexander as Singer
• Annelise Benz
• Circus Krone
• Sybille Dochtermann
• Werner Fuetterer
• Hildegard Hornauer
• Christl Lazarus
• Leila Negra as Singer
• Karl Schaidler
• Treska
• Uno Myggan Ericson