New Russian State Circus (1956)

Unissued / unused material. New Russian State Circus, Moscow, Soviet Union (USSR, Russia). L/S crowd of acrobats in ring of big top. Various shots trapeze artists Chernega and Razumov performing - the trapeze swings around ring in a circle. Various shots monkey in costume who lights candle and reads newspaper. More shots of monkey walking tightrope and doing acrobatic tricks. Various shots of magician who turns woman into a lion. Intercut shots of audience reacting. Date on dope sheet is 01/02/1956. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British