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Circus of Horrors

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5.9/10 • 72

1960-04-011h 28m

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Spectacular Towering Terror! One man's lust...made men into beasts, stripped women of their souls!

A plastic surgeon and his nurse join a bizarre circus to escape from the police. Here he befriends deformed women and transforms them for his "Temple of Beauty". However, when they threaten to leave, they meet with mysterious accidents.

Directors
Sidney Hayers
Editors
Sidney Hayers

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  1. Anton Diffring

    Anton Diffring

    Dr. Schuler

  2. Erika Remberg

    Erika Remberg

    Elissa Caro

  3. Yvonne Monlaur

    Yvonne Monlaur

    Nicole Vanet

  4. Donald Pleasence

    Donald Pleasence

    Vanet

  5. Jane Hylton

    Jane Hylton

    Angela

  6. Kenneth Griffith

    Kenneth Griffith

    Martin

  7. Conrad Phillips

    Conrad Phillips

    Inspector Arthur Ames

  8. Jack Gwillim

    Jack Gwillim

    Supt. Andrews

  9. Vanda Hudson

    Vanda Hudson

    Magda von Meck

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Wuchak

Mar 24, 2020

7/10

Lurid, comic booky circus flick with myriad beautiful women, wild animals and devious murders A couple years after WW2 an English plastic surgeon (Anton Diffring) flees to France with his two cronies (Kenneth Griffith & Jane Hylton) and ends up going into the circus business. A dozen years later he has a successful traveling show that’s notorious as The Jinxed Circus, which draws the suspicions of an inspector (Conrad Phillips). “Circus of Horrors” (1960) is like a thriller comic book version of “The Greatest Show on Earth” (1952). It’s similar to “Circus of Fear,” aka “Psycho-Circus” (1966), which reportedly borrowed some of its circus footage, but this one’s more entertaining. While some of the animals featured are real (lions, horses and a bear) others are glaringly fake (a gorilla and a bear). The story is decidedly comic booky, but the film’s luridly compelling entertainment and recommended for fans of circus flicks and Hammer-esque horror. On the female front it scores off the charts with Colette Wilde (Evelyn), Vanda Hudson (Magda), Yvonne Monlaur (Nicole), Erika Remberg (Elissa) and Yvonne Romain (Melina), all featured in alluring apparel. Donald Pleasence (with hair) even shows up for a bit part. The movie runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot in the London area. GRADE: B-/B

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
circusseries of murdersplastic surgeonunethical doctor