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Circus of Horrors

Duration:

Germany:92 min | USA:88 min | USA:92 min (DVD)

Genres:

Horror | Drama

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Sidney Hayers

Details

Country: UK

Filming Locations: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Donald Pleasence

Anton Diffring

Erika Remberg

Elissa Caro

Yvonne Monlaur

Nicole Vanet

Jane Hylton

Angela

Kenneth Griffith

Martin

Conrad Phillips

Insp. Arthur Ames

Jack Gwillim

Supt. Andrews

Vanda Hudson

Magda von Meck

Yvonne Romain

Melina

Colette Wilde

Evelyn Morley Finsbury

William Mervyn

Doctor Morley

John Merivale

Edward Finsbury

Peter Swanwick

German Police Inspector Knopf

Carla Challoner

Nicole (as a Child)

Kenny Baker

Dwarf (uncredited)

Jack Carson

Chief Eagle Eye (uncredited)

Chris Christian

Ringmaster (uncredited)

Sasha Coco

Luis (uncredited)

Walter Gotell

Baron Von Gruber (uncredited)

Fred Haggerty

Second Roustabout (uncredited)

Glyn Houston

Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Kenneth J. Warren

First Roustabout (uncredited)

Malcolm Watson

Murdered Frenchman (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The footage of the trapeze act featured in the film (complete with inter-cuts of audience reaction) is identical to that in 'John Moxey''s 'Circus of Fear (1966)'

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The song "Look for a Star", used throughout the film during the circus sequences, became a hit pop recording in Great Britain (for Garry Mills) and the United States (for the similarly named Garry Miles). It was written by the young Tony Hatch under his regular pseudonym of Mark Anthony.

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First full length feature film directed by Sidney Hayers.

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Goofs

Although, at the climax, the circus is known as 'Shuler's Circus' and is clearly labeled as such on exterior shots, the ring is clearly marked round its edge with the repeated initials 'B S'. The 'B S' presumably stands for Billy Smart of Billy Smart's Circus who provided the big top location.

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When Dr Schuler flees from the police and is struck by Evelyn with the car, tyre tracks from previous takes can be seen in the dirt in some shots.

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When Shuler is attacked by the gorilla, it clearly shows the gorilla's claw mauling the left side of Shuler's face. Later, only the right side of Shuler's face show any signs of the attack.

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Quotes

Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: Your tongue is sharper than the knife that was once so essential to your earlier profession.

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Evelyn Morley Finsbury: Evelyn.Morley,is looking at her horribly disfigured face in the bed room mirror that has been caused by Rossiter's bungled plastic surgery she screams and laughs hysterically,"Rossiter!aagh,Rossiter,ha-ha-ha,R-o-s-s-i-t-e-r"

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Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: Willing subjects for my anxious hands. We held their safety and they held their tongue.

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