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''The Big Show'' is a 1961 DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope drama directed by James B. Clark, starring Esther Williams and Cliff Robertson. This is the third variation of Jerome Weidman's novel ''I'll Never Go There Any More''. The other two are ''Broken Lance'' (1954) a western version starring Spencer Tracy, and ''House of Strangers'' (1949) set in the big city starring Edward G. Robinson.〔http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-big-show-v85037〕〔http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C01E6DD103DE733A25752C1A9639C946091D6CF〕 The cast also includes Robert Vaughn, Margia Dean, Nehemiah Persoff and David Nelson, who was best known to audiences of the time for ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' television show. This was Esther Williams' next-to-last movie, the final one being ''Magic Fountain'' (1963) with Fernando Lamas, whom she later married in 1969.〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056000/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2〕 ==Plot== Bruno Everhard (Nehemiah Persoff) is the rigid and uncompromising owner of a German traveling circus. His four sons and daughter all work for the circus, including as performers. Three of the boys, in particular Klaus (Robert Vaughn), resent the favoritism Bruno shows one son, Josef (Cliff Robertson). To curry his father's favor, Klaus abandons his sweetheart, circus aerialist Carlotta Martinez (Margia Dean), to instead marry Teresa Vizzini (Renate Mannhardt), whose father operates an animal menagerie that Bruno would like to merge with as a result. Josef, meantime, has fallen in love with a wealthy American woman, Hillary Allen (Esther Williams), who wants him to quit the circus and begin a new life. Bruno is defied by his daughter, who marries Eric (David Nelson), a soldier who wishes to try the trapeze. Teresa, distraught at learning why Klaus married her, commits suicide at the circus, stepping into the cage of man-eating bear. Carlotta, too, is almost killed, due to a faulty high wire during her act. Negligence is charged and Josef accepts the blame, sparing his father from having to go to prison. The other brothers seize the opportunity to take control of the circus. Bruno attempts a comeback on the trapeze, but has a heart attack and dies. Released from prison, Josef vows revenge. Klaus decides to kill his own brother, but steps too close to the bear's cage and is killed. Wishing there to be no more violence or retribution, Josef decides to leave the circus for good, and Hillary agrees to marry him. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Big Show (1961 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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