Fantastic tale this authentic story which I had never heard about before. I checked on Wikipédia and it seems that it would have needed a whole TV series to tell the awesome story of the whole Wallenda dynasty. Sons, daughters, grand sons and grand daughters seem to continue even today...And I also read that Karl died in 1978, the year of this TV movie production. So sad.
I wish there will be a TV show about this fantastic family.
But he question I asked to myself all long the film is: "Why the hell performing such a dangerous and perilous performance without a safety net?" I don't understand all these silly audiences paying to watch those acrobats risking their lives only to entertain those same audiences. I could not myself pay to see poor artists risk their lives. Going to see them and applaud, yes, but with a safety net. Period.
And I will never forget the last scene of this movie, when the poor cripple acrobat in his wheel chair watches his father and family enjoying the final performance, whilst himself...
I wish there will be a TV show about this fantastic family.
But he question I asked to myself all long the film is: "Why the hell performing such a dangerous and perilous performance without a safety net?" I don't understand all these silly audiences paying to watch those acrobats risking their lives only to entertain those same audiences. I could not myself pay to see poor artists risk their lives. Going to see them and applaud, yes, but with a safety net. Period.
And I will never forget the last scene of this movie, when the poor cripple acrobat in his wheel chair watches his father and family enjoying the final performance, whilst himself...