Little big top

Provides an insight into the magic generated by the Royal Brothers’ Circus, a tent circus of a type that is fast disappearing. Torrential rains, axles sunk in mud, shaky performances, and a monumental tent that must be pulled up and down once a day do not inhibit the fifteen trucks and assorted beasts from travelling around at a rate of one town a day.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view on-site.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

producer

Tony Ianzelo

Torben Schioler

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Bill Brind

Colin Low

Michael McKennirey

Duration

00:09:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016411

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Circus animals

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Music & Performing Arts → Circus

Music & Performing Arts → Circus animals

Music & Performing Arts → Circus performers

Music & Performing Arts → Performing arts

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/77979--little-big-top/ |title=Little big top |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=26 September 2022 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}

Canada, 1977

Please note