Accession number:
1963.0031Sponsors:
Directors:
Production Years:
1963Release Year:
- October 11, 1963 (CBC broadcast)
Languages:
- English
Film Properties:
- 16mm
- Black and White
- Sound
Length (minutes):
30Holding Institutions:
Library and Archives Canada: 16mm.
"Telescope examines the courageous but casualty-ridden Wallenda family, their career on the high wire and their day-to-day flirtation with death. A dramatic moment occurs when 12-year-old Tino Wallenda takes to the high wire for the first time. Also includes a profile of the other members of the family and footage of the famous three-decker, seven-man pyramid which brought death to two members of the troupe and crippled a third for life."