Trapeze Poster Daybill Original 1957 Rare FIRST Release Tony Curtis
Trapeze Poster Daybill Original 1957 Rare FIRST Release Tony Curtis. Trapeze is a 1956 American circus film directed by Carol Reed and starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida.Lancaster, a former circus acrobat, performed many of his own stunts, though the most dangerous (including the climactic triple somersault) were performed by technical consultant Eddie Ward from the Ringling Brothers Circus.Trapeze was filmed entirely in Paris, including at the Cirque d'hiver and at the nearby Billancourt studios. The film performed well at the box office, placing among the top three earners of 1956 in the United States and Canada and as the fourth-most-popular film at the British box office in 1956. Trapeze was not released in Australia till 1957.