A scheming circus owner finds her authority challenged when the show is targeted by a vicious killer.
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| Joan Crawford | ... | Monica Rivers | |
| Ty Hardin | ... | Frank Hawkins | |
| Diana Dors | ... | Matilda | |
| Michael Gough | ... | Albert Dorando | |
| Judy Geeson | ... | Angela Rivers | |
| Robert Hardy | ... | Detective Supt. Brooks | |
| Geoffrey Keen | ... | Commissioner Dalby | |
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Sydney Tafler | ... | Harrison Liston |
| George Claydon | ... | Bruno Fontana | |
| Philip Madoc | ... | Lazlo | |
| Ambrosine Phillpotts | ... | Miss Burrows | |
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Thomas Cimarro | ... | Gaspar |
| Peter Burton | ... | Gustavo | |
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Golda Casimir | ... | Bearded Lady |
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Ted Lune | ... | Skeleton Man |
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Monica Rivers is the owner and ringmaster of a traveling circus, and she'll stop at nothing to draw bigger audiences. When a series of mysterious murders begins to occur and some of her performers die gruesomely, her profits soar. She hires high-wire walker Frank Hawkins, impressed by the handsome and muscular young man. They begin an affair which arouses her previous lover Durando's jealousy. When Durando is found dead shortly afterward, the other performers begin to take alarm, as a mysterious killer is obviously loose in their midst. Many suspect Monica herself of the killings, especially Matilda, who has set her sights on Monica's new lover. At this point, Monica's unruly, sixteen-year-old daughter Angela is expelled from school for being incorrigible, and Monica is forced to take her into the circus, allowing her to become the partner of knife-thrower Gustavo. Meanwhile, the dead bodies continue to pile up... Written by alfiehitchie
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murder spree | punched in the stomach | serial murder | woman slaps a woman | psychotronic film |Taglines:
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UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 January 1968 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Circus of Terror See more »Filming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Middlesex, UKCompany Credits
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Matilda: [pouring herself one] Then watch me.
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Written, Arranged and Performed by John Scott as Patrick John Scott
Performed by Circus ensemble
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George Nader, rather than Ty Hardin, was reportedly the first choice to play the part of "Frank Hawkins." See more »Goofs
Despite each show taking place in a different location, some of the same audience members are shown more than once. See more »Quotes
Frank Hawkins: [when Matilda shows up in his caravan with a bottle and glasses] I don't drink.Matilda: [pouring herself one] Then watch me.
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It Might Be MeWritten, Arranged and Performed by John Scott as Patrick John Scott
Performed by Circus ensemble
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"We've eaten caviar, and we've eaten sawdust".
Only Joan Crawford could muster the dramatics possible to make the above line actually work, but she does it all with a totally straight face and makes this movie hysterically funny! Her scenes in lingerie with studmuffin Ty Hardin must be seen to be believed. That woman must have had an ego the size of Texas. The movie is worth seeing as a 'bad' movie that you'll enjoy.