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Psycho-Circus

Original title: Circus of Fear
  • 1966
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.4K
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Psycho-Circus (1966)
CrimeMysteryThriller

A circus becomes the location for stolen loot and murder.A circus becomes the location for stolen loot and murder.A circus becomes the location for stolen loot and murder.

  • Directors
    • Werner Jacobs
    • John Llewellyn Moxey
  • Writers
    • Harry Alan Towers
    • Edgar Wallace
  • Stars
    • Christopher Lee
    • Leo Genn
    • Anthony Newlands
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Werner Jacobs
      • John Llewellyn Moxey
    • Writers
      • Harry Alan Towers
      • Edgar Wallace
    • Stars
      • Christopher Lee
      • Leo Genn
      • Anthony Newlands
    • 39User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Maurice Kaufmann and Margaret Lee in Psycho-Circus (1966)
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    Maurice Kaufmann and Margaret Lee in Psycho-Circus (1966)
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    Margaret Lee in Psycho-Circus (1966)
    Margaret Lee in Psycho-Circus (1966)
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    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Gregor
    Leo Genn
    Leo Genn
    • Inspector Elliott
    Anthony Newlands
    Anthony Newlands
    • Barberini
    Heinz Drache
    Heinz Drache
    • Carl Fleming
    Eddi Arent
    Eddi Arent
    • Eddie
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski
    • Manfred
    Margaret Lee
    Margaret Lee
    • Gina
    Suzy Kendall
    Suzy Kendall
    • Natasha
    Cecil Parker
    Cecil Parker
    • Sir John
    Victor Maddern
    Victor Maddern
    • Mason
    Maurice Kaufmann
    Maurice Kaufmann
    • Mario
    Lawrence James
    • Detective Sgt. Manley
    Tom Bowman
    • Jackson
    Skip Martin
    Skip Martin
    • Mr. Big
    Nosher Powell
    • Red
    • (as Fred Powell)
    Gordon Petrie
    • Negro
    Henry B. Longhurst
    • Hotel Porter
    • (as Henry Longhurst)
    Dennis Blakely
    • Guard (I) Armoured Van
    • Directors
      • Werner Jacobs(german version)
      • John Llewellyn Moxey(english language version)
    • Writers
      • Harry Alan Towers
      • Edgar Wallace(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The only double the producers could find for Christopher Lee was the circus' real lion tamer, who Lee described as being "half my height". In order to make the situation credible, 6'4" Lee was shot in close-up, so the height differential would not be too obvious to the audience. According to Lee, he wore a black mask through 90% of the movie anyway.
    • Goofs
      In the main robbery scene, there are twelve extremely large bags of money, but later at the end the Scotland Yard detective says "well we recovered the money, but not the murderer" and all of the stolen money has been condensed into one ordinary suitcase.
    • Quotes

      Barberini: Two years ago he was involved in a serious accident and very badly scarred. He carries on the act in the family tradition but never without the mask.

    • Alternate versions
      Video version entitled Circus of Fear includes new footage and introduction with John Carradine.
    • Connections
      Edited from Circus of Horrors (1960)

    User reviews39

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    6/10
    A bit better than just a time passer.
    This is a pretty good little film, though it is a lot like two films in one. The first portion is a heist film. However, after the money is hidden among the props at a circus, the film abruptly becomes a 'psycho at the circus' film. This was a very odd way of constructing the film--not bad, mind you, just very different.

    Once in the circus portion of the film, one by one people are killed or nearly killed and the film becomes like a mystery. Who is the person behind all this? Who will they kill next? I would say that the true perpetrator was a pretty good choice, as it took me by surprise--making the film a better than average film.

    By the way, although the film gives top billing to Christopher Lee, you barely see him in the film. Much of the time he's wearing a hood and I even wondered if it was always him under this disguise or if they just had an extra (a very TALL extra) filling in for some scenes. Who knows? However, even it was always him, it's more Leo Genn's film. Regardless, it's worth a look.
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    • Aug 24, 2010

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1967 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Circus of Fear
    • Filming locations
      • Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Circus Films
      • Proudweeks
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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