Rivals of the ring
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Rivals of the ring |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1958 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harald Philipp |
| script |
Hans Raspotnik Erich Kröhnke Harald Philipp |
| production | Alexander Grueter |
| music | Theo Mackeben |
| camera | Willy Winterstein |
| cut | Eva Kroll |
| occupation | |
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Rivals the ring is a German Filmmelodram from the circus world of 1958. Directed by Harald Philipp play Claus Holm , Elma Karlowa , Germaine Damar and Helmut Schmid the leading roles.
action
In the circus world of the early German post-war period. The trapeze artists Bimbo and Marianne Tagore, who are the stars of this ring, perform under the large tent of the Williams circus. Your sensational number attracts many visitors every evening. The couple also have a little daughter, Monika. Also involved in the trapeze act is Bimbo's envious half-brother Kovacz, who has to take care of the secure technical processes of the act. Kovacz would like to be the star of the ring himself and it annoys him very much that he is clearly in the shadow of Bimbo. He also secretly desires his wife. His envy and resentment lead to carelessness.
One evening this delicate constellation caused a fatal incident in the midst of the performance: Since the jumping net is not in the proper condition, Marianne supports the fall in front of her husband and the audience and hits hard. Shortly afterwards, she succumbs to her injuries. First of all, Bimbo is blamed for the accident, and he even has to answer in court for Kovacz's negligence. Even the subsequent acquittal does not remove the self-imposed blame.
Bimbo becomes depressed and starts to drink. For the little daughter, however, he remains the caring and loving father. One day Monika's aunt, Marianne's sister Mrs. Bornemann, tries to take custody of the underage girl from Bimbo. It will be Bimbo's biggest fight. At the same time a new artist arrives at the Williams circus, the tamer Yvonne. She falls in love with Bimbo. The young woman gives him hope and wants to free the desperate widower from his self-isolation. With her as the new trapeze partner, he finally sees the opportunity to present his old success number again.
Production notes
Filming on Rivals of the Manege began on February 3, 1958 and ended the following month. The film was shot in Circus Williams in Cologne-Mülheim and in Leverkusen. The premiere took place on July 17, 1958 in the Ufa-Palast in Cologne. The television premiere was on July 2, 1967 on ZDF .
Hans Raspotnik took over the production management. The couple Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt created the film structures. Siegfried Hold was a simple cameraman under the direction of Willy Winterstein .
criticism
In the lexicon of international films it says: "A clumsy German entertainment cinema."
Individual evidence
- ^ Rivals of the Manege. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 1, 2020 .
Web links
- Rivals the ring in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rivals of the ring at filmportal.de