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Circus (Original title)
Dates: 2000 (Copyright), 01 January 2001 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Director: Rob Walker

Synopsis: Thriller. Leo Garfield is a gambler who is asked to manage a casino owned by gangland boss Bruno until a replacement manager is found. Leo reluctantly accepts the job, but also takes on an assignment to kill Gloria, another gangster's wife. Meanwhile, Leo is being watched carefully by Bruno's brother, Caspar, who knows that Leo's wife Lily once double-crossed her partner when she was involved in the bank-robbing business years previously. The partner in question is now out of prison and in league with Caspar to get his revenge on Lily.

Genre:
Thriller
Releases
Date: 05 May 2000Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby / SDDSRuntime: 95 mins 28 secs - Length: 8592 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Columbia TriStar Films (UK)
Date: September 2000Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film

Credits (77)
©/Presented by: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Production Company: The Film Development Corporation, [Production Company]: The Bridge, Executive Producer: Alberto Ardissone, Executive Producer: Diana Napper, Producer: James Gibb, Producer: Alan Latham, Unit Manager: Simon Crook, Production Supervisor: Ron Purdie, Production Co-ordinator: Diane Chittell, Location Manager: Casper Mill, Post-production Supervisor: Jay Coquillon, Post-production Supervisor: Steve Harrow, Assistant Director (1st): Richard Hewitt, Assistant Director (2nd): Toby Sherborne, Assistant Director (2nd 2nd): Matthew Penry-Davey, Assistant Director (3rd): Andrea Slater, Script Supervisor: Sarah Garner, Script Supervisor: Layla Lee-Curtis, Casting: Michelle Guish, Screenplay: David Logan, Director of Photography: Ben Seresin, Camera Operator: Peter Cavaciuti, Focus Puller: John Jordan, Clapper Loader: Tim Battersby, Gaffer: David Smith, Camera Grip: Tony Rowland, Special Effects: Tom Harris, Special Effects: Paul Kelly, Editor: Oral Norrie Ottey, Production Designer: James Merifield, Art Director: Peter Wenham, Set Decorator: Gina Cromwell, Scenic Artist: Dereck Cowie, Scenic Artist: Alister Plant, Scenic Artist: Paddy Hamilton, Scenic Artist: Magnus Irvine, Scenic Artist: Helen Gillilan, Costume Designer: Anna Sheppard, Chief Make-up/Hair: Pam Haddock, Make-up/Hair Artist: Alison Davies, Make-up: Alison Bell, Prosthetics: John Cormican, Title Sequence: Richard Morrison, Dena Johnson, Main Title Design Effects: The Moving Picture Company, Opticals: General Screen Enterprises, Music: Simon Boswell, Rhythm Programmer: Gregg Wilson, Music Supervisor: Iain Jones, [Music] Engineer: Geoff Foster, Sound Mixer: Bill Dodkin, Re-recording Mixer: Aad Wirtz, John Falcini, Supervising Sound Editor: Campbell Askew, Dialogue Editor: Ross Adams, Dialogue Editor: Andy Shelley, Dialogue Editor: Bill Trent, ADR Editor: Ross Adams, ADR Editor: Andy Shelley, ADR Editor: Bill Trent, Foley Artist: Andie Derrick, Foley Artist: Paula Boram, Foley Mixer: John Bateman, Foley Editor: Bob Gavin, Stunt Co-ordinator: Peter Brayham, Stunts: Crispin Layfield, Stunts: Dean Forster, Stunts: Joss Gower, Stunts: Val Musetti, Stunts: Marc Cass, Stunts: Ray De-Haan, Stunts: Séon Rogers, Stunts: Morgan Johnson, Animals Handled by: Animals Okay, Studio: Shepperton Studios
Cast (24)
John Hannah (Leo Garfield), Famke Janssen (Lily Garfield), Peter Stormare (Julius Harvey), Brian Conley (Bruno Maitland), Tiny Lister (George 'Moose' Marley), Amanda Donohoe (Gloria), Fred Ward (Elmo Somerset), Eddie Izzard (Troy Cabrera), Ian Burfield (Caspar Glit), Neil Stuke (Roscoe), Michael Attwell (Magnus), Jason Watkins (Dom), Christopher Biggins (Arnie), Lucy Akhurst (Helen), Louise Rolfe (Kelly), Hinda Hicks (beautiful singer), Rob Walker (old tramp), Marcus Heath (Paul), Christopher Tune (boy racer), Louis Hammond (jeweller), Evelyn Duah (jeweller's assistant), Steve Toussaint (black), Julie Saunders (hotel receptionist), Che Walker (nightclub worker)