When the Circus Came to Town

*When the Circus Came to Town*
When the Circus Came to Town
Genre	Drama
Screenplay by	Larry Grusin
Story by	Larry Grusin
Directed by	Boris Sagal
Starring	Elizabeth Montgomery; Christopher Plummer; Eileen Brennan
Theme music composer	Charles Gross
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Barry Krost
Producer	Robert Halmi Sr.
Production location	Savannah, Georgia
Cinematography	Michel Hugo
Editor	Murray Solomon
Running time	120 min.
Production companies	Entheos Unlimited Productions; Meteor Films
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	January 20, 1981

When the Circus Came to Town is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film directed by Boris Sagal and starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Christopher Plummer, and Eileen Brennan. It originally aired on CBS as a "Movie of the Week" on January 20, 1981.

Story

When the Circus Came to Town chronicles the life of Mary Flynn (Montgomery), a woman nearing middle age living in a small town. When the circus comes through town, she realizes nothing will ever change unless she does something different, so she leaves her boring sheltered life to run away and join the circus. While adapting to her new life, she finds herself challenged, and in the end, happy with her new life.

Cast

Elizabeth Montgomery . . . Mary Flynn
Christopher Plummer . . . Duke Royal
Eileen Brennan . . . Jessy
Gretchen Wyler . . . Olivia Probaska
Anne Shropshire . . . Aunt Helen
Tommy Madden . . . Louie
Timothy Hill . . . Schuller
Russell Saunders . . . Ivan Probashka
Mark Yerkes . . . Sergei Probashka
Bob Yerkes . . . Georgi Probashka
J. Don Ferguson . . . Andre Probashka
Anne Haney . . . Blossom
George Ellis . . . Rodriguez
Don Devendorf . . . Motel Clerk
Charles Lawlor . . . Redneck
Nicholas Warf . . . Juggler

Production notes

Crew

Directed by: Boris Sagal
Second Assistant Director: Stephen A. Glanzrock
Written by: Larry Grusin
Executive Producer: Barry Krost
Producer: Robert Halmi, Sr.
Associate Producer: Robert Halmi, Jr.
Original Music: Charles Gross
Orchestrator: Gary Anderson
Cinematography: Michel Hugo
Film Editor: Murray Solomon
Production Design: Robert Gundlach
Choreographer: Marge Champion Sagal
Dialogue Coach: Marge Champion Sagal

External links

When the Circus Came to Town at IMDb

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