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Circus of Horrors


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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0013131144390
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 MonoFrenchOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 09, 2001
Running Time: 92 minutes
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: 1960


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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - nicely done, atmospheric, campy thriller . . .
Circus of Horrors (1960) is a mostly atmospheric tale of suspense, reminiscent of a Hammer Horror production, involving an unscrupulous doctor and his assistants. Anton Diffring is Dr. Rossiter, a plastic surgeon who flees from England to France, after disfiguring a patient. Changing his name to Schuler, the doctor and his assistants (Kenneth Griffith and Jane Hylton), encounter a circus owner (Donald Pleasance) with a disfigured daughter. Schuler repairs the girl's face, and in return becomes ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - "Circus of Horrors" Is a Shocker
Fete of Death
"Circus of Horrors" has always been one of my favorite horror films. From its very beginning when the disfigured woman confronts her face in the mirror and belts out a deranged scream of "Rossiter! Rossiter!" it grabs you by the throat in an outrageous meolodramatic way. The entire movie has an off-kilter nightmare quality to it, reaching its zenith at the eponymous circus of horrors that Rossiter, Anton Diffring, creates in France. Tame by today's standards compared to horror ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Classic shocker still holds up quite well
I'm too young to have experienced it firsthand, but the late 50's and early 60's must have seemed like a Golden Age to horror movie fans. And I can't think of many films of the era that deliver the goods more effectively than Circus of Horrors. While cinematic horror was still mainly suggestive by today's standards, Circus throws in a few graphic shocks that compare with the best of Hammer Films' output of the period.

But the real joy of the film is in the casting. Anton Diffring gives ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - "Seems to me death takes a lot of defying around this circus."
Written by George Baxt (Night of the Eagle, Vampire Circus) and directed by Sidney Hayers (Night of the Eagle, Satan's Playthings), Circus of Horrors (1960) stars Anton Diffring (The Man Who Could Cheat Death, Fahrenheit 451, Where Eagles Dare). Also appearing is Jane Hylton (The Manster), Kenneth Griffith (The Assassination Bureau), Erika Remberg (Night of the Vampires), who would later marry the director, Yvonne Monlaur (The Brides of Dracula), Conrad Phillips (Sons and Lovers), Vanda Hudson (Strip ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Sentimental Favorite
I finally purchased this movie. I remember when I saw it on t.v. in the 1960s. The music was haunting and I couldn't get it out of my mind. This movie is typical of the horror flix of the time. You'll enjoy it.




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