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Circus of Horrors

  • 1960
  • Approved
  • 1h 28m
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Circus of Horrors (1960)
DramaHorror

Dr. Rossiter, a plastic surgeon wanted by the police, flees to France and under an assumed name acquires, by murder, a run-down circus. His first recruit is a woman criminal. He transforms h... Read allDr. Rossiter, a plastic surgeon wanted by the police, flees to France and under an assumed name acquires, by murder, a run-down circus. His first recruit is a woman criminal. He transforms her face by surgery and trains her.Dr. Rossiter, a plastic surgeon wanted by the police, flees to France and under an assumed name acquires, by murder, a run-down circus. His first recruit is a woman criminal. He transforms her face by surgery and trains her.

  • Director
    • Sidney Hayers
  • Writer
    • George Baxt
  • Stars
    • Anton Diffring
    • Erika Remberg
    • Yvonne Monlaur
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
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    • Director
      • Sidney Hayers
    • Writer
      • George Baxt
    • Stars
      • Anton Diffring
      • Erika Remberg
      • Yvonne Monlaur
    • 56User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
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    Anton Diffring
    Anton Diffring
    • Dr. Rossiter aka Dr. Bernard Schüler
    Erika Remberg
    Erika Remberg
    • Elissa Caro
    Yvonne Monlaur
    Yvonne Monlaur
    • Nicole Vanet
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Vanet
    Jane Hylton
    Jane Hylton
    • Angela
    Kenneth Griffith
    Kenneth Griffith
    • Martin
    Conrad Phillips
    Conrad Phillips
    • Insp. Arthur Ames
    Jack Gwillim
    Jack Gwillim
    • Supt. Andrews
    Vanda Hudson
    • Magda von Meck
    Yvonne Romain
    Yvonne Romain
    • Melina
    Colette Wilde
    • Evelyn Morley Finsbury
    William Mervyn
    William Mervyn
    • Doctor Morley
    John Merivale
    John Merivale
    • Edward Finsbury
    Peter Swanwick
    Peter Swanwick
    • German Police Inspector Knopf
    Carla Challoner
    • Nicole Vanet - Child
    Kenny Baker
    Kenny Baker
    • Dwarf
    • (uncredited)
    Jim Brady
    Jim Brady
    • Circus Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Carson
    • Chief Eagle Eye
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sidney Hayers
    • Writer
      • George Baxt
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The song "Look for a Star" became a hit for Garry Mills in Great Britain, and for Garry Miles in the United States. Tony Hatch wrote it under his regular pseudonym, Mark Anthony.
    • Goofs
      The young adult Nicole has what looks to be black skin mole just below and to the right of her left eye. When Schüler removes the bandage from Nicole as a child the mole is not there.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: Quick, get her to a doctor. And send the clowns in.

    • Alternate versions
      A shot of the thrown knife hitting Magda in the neck was filmed but cut by the distributors in post-production upon BBFC request. Despite the film's brutal theme the only UK censor cuts to the finished print was the removal of visible topless female nudity during two of the sideshow scenes. This footage has never resurfaced in any print of the film and may no longer exist.
    • Connections
      Edited into Psycho-Circus (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      Look For a Star
      Written by Tony Hatch (as Mark Anthony)

      Sung by Garry Mills

    User reviews56

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    Anton Diffring at his nastiest!
    A potent, well-paced and oddly memorable horror film with an outstanding leading performance from Anton Diffring, who could play cold and crude characters for fun.

    The circus background (a venue synonymous with enjoyment and family entertainment) effectively enhances the nastiness in this film. The illicit reasons behind the use of plastic surgery also add to the general aura of horror.

    A nastily effective British horror film - easily Diffring's best performance - and still watchable today.....
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    • The Welsh Raging Bull
    • Dec 4, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 1960 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der rote Schatten
    • Filming locations
      • Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(on location)
    • Production company
      • Lynx Films Ltd.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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