Originally, this English circus wandered outside the U.K. around the time of the Prussian War. Immigrated to France, its adopted country, around 1870's. The Pinder family operated the circus until 1928, when it sold it to Spiessert. In 1972 to 1983 Cirque Pinder will belong to Jean Richard, a French movie actor made famous on television by his impersonation of Inspector Maigret.