The Knie Dynasty: 100 Years of National Circus

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Season 1 · 2 episodesThe Knie Dynasty: 100 Years of National Circus
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It's the story of four brothers who, against their mother's wishes, bought a big top, erected for the first time in Berne in 1919. Around the central figure of Margrit Knie-Lippuner, we look back over the founding years of Circus Knie and those, more difficult, of the Second World War.

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An immersion in the Knie family and life in the Swiss National Circus, during preparations for the jubilee programme in 2018. A look behind the scenes and at the exacting daily routine of the circus artistes. Interviews with prestigious friends, such as Géraldine Chaplin, and archive footage provide the background.

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An immersion in the Knie family and life in the Swiss National Circus, during preparations for the jubilee programme in 2018. A look behind the scenes and at the exacting daily routine of the circus artistes. Interviews with prestigious friends, such as Géraldine Chaplin, and archive footage provide the background.

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Part 1E1 · 1 min

It's the story of four brothers who, against their mother's wishes, bought a big top, erected for the first time in Berne in 1919. Around the central figure of Margrit Knie-Lippuner, we look back over the founding years of Circus Knie and those, more difficult, of the Second World War.

Part 2E2 · 45 min

An immersion in the Knie family and life in the Swiss National Circus, during preparations for the jubilee programme in 2018. A look behind the scenes and at the exacting daily routine of the circus artistes. Interviews with prestigious friends, such as Géraldine Chaplin, and archive footage provide the background.