The Phantom of the Big Tent

The Phantom of the Big Tent (German: Phantom des großen Zeltes) is a 1954 West German thriller film directed by Paul May and starring René Deltgen, Angelika Hauff and Ilse Steppat. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin, with location filming taking place at a circus in Spandau. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Theo Zwierski.

The Phantom of the Big Tent
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul May
Written by	Egon Eis Walter F. Fichelscher
Produced by	Friedrich Wilhelm Gaik
Starring	René Deltgen Angelika Hauff Ilse Steppat
Cinematography	Georg Krause
Edited by	Hilde E. Grabow
Music by	Rolf A. Wilhelm
Production company	Algefa Film
Distributed by	Columbia Film
Release date	21 December 1954 (1954-12-21)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Cast

• René Deltgen as Alfredo Capelli, der Direktor
• Angelika Hauff as Lolita, seine Tochter, Kunstreiterin
  • Heidi Becker as Lolita, called Lilly, 10 years old
• Ilse Steppat as Dolores, Frau mit dem Löwen
• Armin Dahlen as Lal Singh, Mann mit dem Elefanten
• Hans Christian Blech as Naso, Clown mit Puppe
• Roma Bahn as Eine Zirkusbesucherin
• Evelyn Cormand as Germaine LaRue, Königin der Luft
• Al Hoosmann as Bonga, der Löwenwärter
• Wolfgang Müller
• Wolfgang Neuss
• Charles Regnier
• Hans Stiebner as Brazzini, Polizeiinspektor
• Howard Vernon as Armand LaRue, König der Luft
• Helmut von Hofe as Kapitän Nemo, der Todesfahrer
• Fritz Wagner
• Ralf Wolter as Motta, Geschäftsführer

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• The Phantom of the Big Tent at IMDb