A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
May 5, 2000
Original Title:
Circus
Alternate Titles:
El cĂrculo del crimen
Oszustwo
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Production Companies:
Circus Pictures
Film Development Corporation
Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 18 GB: 18 HU: 18 IE: 18 US: R
Runtime: 95
Bruno, a sadistic criminal, wants clever con man Leo out of the way. Leo and his equally clever wife, Lily, are up to something. So too is Julius: he hires Leo to kill Gloria, Julius's wife. Leo does it, but then Julius shows up with the murder on tape, saying Gloria isn't his wife - it's blackmail. Leo's bookie, Troy, is also closing in, wanting to be paid. Bruno and Lily as well as Bruno and Julius have their own scams running, and Leo is their target. Maybe Leo can get Troy off his back, avoid Moose (Bruno's huge enforcer), send Gloria's corpse out of England, turn the tables on Bruno's murderous brother Caspar, and outfox Lily. Or is Lily his fox? It's a three-ring circus.
Casting:
Michelle Guish
Costume Design:
Anna B. Sheppard
Director:
Rob Walker
Director of Photography:
Ben Seresin
Editor:
Oral Norrie Ottey
Executive Producer:
Alberto Ardissone
Original Music Composer:
Simon Boswell
Alex Heffes
Producer:
Alan Latham
James Gibb
Production Design:
James Merifield
Script Supervisor:
Layla Lee-Curtis
Writer:
David Logan
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