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.
Cast
Lloyd Bridges
Karl Wallenda
Britt Ekland
Jenny Wallenda
Taina Elg
Helen Wallenda
Cathy Rigby
Jana Schmidt
John van Dreelen
Herman Wallenda
Michael McGuire
Arnold Fielding
Ben Fuhrman
Gunther Wallenda
Travis Hudson
Lotte Schmidt
Bruce Ornstein
Mario Wallenda
Stephen Parr
Dick Faughnan
William Sadler
Dieter Schmidt
Isa Thomas
Edith Wallenda
Casey Biggs
Gene Hallow
Lucinda Bridges
Nurse
Tino Wallenda
Nino Canetti (uncredited)
Crew
Larry Elikann
Director
Jan Hartman
Writer
Eric Albertson
Editor
Patrick McMahon
Editor
Bob Bailin
Director of Photography
Daniel Wilson
Executive Producer
Linda Marmelstein
Producer
Joseph Farell
Camera Operator
Hank McCann
Casting
John Boxer
Costume Design
Bill Soden
Music
Joe Weber
Music
Bill Couch
Stunt Coordinator
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Stunt Double
Richard Bianchi
Art Direction
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