Tromba is a 1949 Italian-West German thriller film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring René Deltgen, Angelika Hauff and Gustav Knuth. It is a circus film with elements of film noir. It was one of the most popular West German films of the year, suggesting audiences supported a shift away from rubble films. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with sets designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. It was released in the US in 1952 as Tromba: the Tiger Man by Lippert Pictures. Cast René Deltgen as Kurt Tromba, Tigerdompteur Angelika Hauff as Ola Orlando, Trapezkünstlerin Gustav Knuth as Ernesto Spadoli, Artist Hilde Weissner as Teresa Kronbeck, Zirkusdirektorin Gardy Granass as Gardy Kronbeck, Sportstudentin Grethe Weiser as Cläre Vets, ehemalige Schulreiterin Adrian Hoven as Rudy Walheim, Sportstudent Carl Wery as Eric Jensen, Zirkusregisseur Hans Böhme as Olaf Orlando, Artist Dieter von der Recke as Alfons Orlando, Artist Jürgen Richter as Andy Orlando References Bibliography External links 1949 films 1940s thriller films German thriller films West German films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Helmut Weiss Circus films Films about hypnosis Films about tigers German black-and-white films Lippert Pictures films Italian thriller films 1940s German films 1940s Italian films Films shot at Bavaria Studios