Circus of Horrors (1960)
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1h 31m
"Circus of Horrors" (1960) unfolds a gripping narrative set in 1947, where Dr. Bernard Schüler, a plastic surgeon with a checkered past, seizes an unconventional opportunity to escape his dark history. After a catastrophic failure in England, Schüler flees to France, where he manipulates his way into owning a circus, using it as a facade for his medical ambitions. Under his management, the circus transforms into a sanctuary for disfigured performers, whom he surgically enhances. As the performers' beauty captivates Europe, their desires to leave set the stage for sinister outcomes. This classic British horror film intertwines deceit, ambition, and tragedy in a mesmerizing spectacle.
Cast:
Anton Diffring as Dr. Bernard Schüler
Erika Remberg as Elissa Caro
Yvonne Monlaur as Nicole Vanet
Donald Pleasence as Vanet
Jane Hylton as Angela
Kenneth Griffith as Martin
Conrad Phillips as Inspector Arthur Ames
Jack Gwillim as Superintendent Andrews
Vanda Hudson as Magda von Meck
Yvonne Romain as Melina
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