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| When the Circus Came to Town | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Screenplay by | Larry Grusin |
| Story by | Larry Grusin |
| Directed by | Boris Sagal |
| Starring | Elizabeth Montgomery Christopher Plummer Eileen Brennan |
| Theme music composer | Charles Gross |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Barry Krost |
| Producer | Robert Halmi Sr. |
| Production location | Savannah, Georgia |
| Cinematography | Michel Hugo |
| Editor | Murray Solomon |
| Running time | 120 min. |
| Production companies | Entheos Unlimited Productions Meteor Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | January 20, 1981 (1981-01-20) |
When the Circus Came to Town is a 1981 Americanmade-for-televisiondrama film directed byBoris Sagal and starringElizabeth Montgomery,Christopher Plummer, andEileen Brennan. It originally aired onCBS as a "Movie of the Week" on January 20, 1981.
When the Circus Came to Town chronicles the life of Mary Flynn (Montgomery), a woman nearing middle age living in a small town. When the circus comes through town, she realizes nothing will ever change unless she does something different, so she leaves her boring sheltered life to run away and join the circus. While adapting to her new life, she finds herself challenged, and in the end, happy with her new life.
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