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Circus of Fear

  • 1966
  • 13+
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.4K
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Circus of Fear (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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    Circus of Fear (1966)
    Maurice Kaufmann and Margaret Lee in Circus of Fear (1966)
    Christopher Lee in Circus of Fear (1966)
    Circus of Fear (1966)
    Maurice Kaufmann and Margaret Lee in Circus of Fear (1966)
    Circus of Fear (1966)
    Margaret Lee in Circus of Fear (1966)
    Margaret Lee in Circus of Fear (1966)
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    Margaret Lee in Circus of Fear (1966)
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    Maurice Kaufmann in Circus of Fear (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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    5/10
    Don't be fooled by the credits, Lee is not the main star in this one.
    This movie would lead you to believe that Christopher Lee is the main star, but he is not in it all that much. He is in this one more than he was in "Scream and Scream Again", but for most of his scenes he is wearing a hood. This movie was sort of good, sort of bad. The opening of the movie was messed up on the copy I got as scenes skipped here and there and the sound was messed up too, but as the movie went along it got better. This movie first shows a complicated armored truck robbery in to much detail. It then shifted to the circus where the police tracked some of the money. In the circus we meet all sorts of strange characters; any number of them could be responsible for the robbery and a murder that took place on circus grounds. Of course, the movie leads you to believe this or that person committed the crime and each time they usually clear the person of the crime. Could have been better, but it could have been worse it was somewhat interesting. Has to be one of the only movies ever to end with a little person being fired.
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    • Aaron1375
    • Mar 28, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1967 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Le Cirque de la Peur
    • 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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