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| Year: | 1960 |
| Rating: | 6.1(607) |
| Listed in: | Horror, Drama |
| Directed by: | Sidney Hayers |
| Actors: | Anton Diffring Donald Pleasence Kenneth Griffith Erika Remberg Yvonne Monlaur Jane Hylton |
| "Spectacular Towering Terror! One man's lust...made men into beasts, stripped women of their souls!" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Sidney Hayers | |
| Actors | |
| Anton Diffring | as Dr. Schuler |
| Donald Pleasence | as Vanet |
| Kenneth Griffith | as Martin |
| Conrad Phillips | as Insp. Arthur Ames |
| Jack Gwillim | as Supt. Andrews |
| William Mervyn | as Doctor Morley |
| John Merivale | as Edward Finsbury |
| Peter Swanwick | as German Police Inspector Knopf |
| Kenny Baker | as Dwarf |
| Jack Carson | as Chief Eagle Eye |
| Chris Christian | as Ringmaster |
| Sasha Coco | as Luis |
| Walter Gotell | as Baron Von Gruber |
| Fred Haggerty | as Second Roustabout |
| Glyn Houston | as Carnival Barker |
| Kenneth J. Warren | as First Roustabout |
| Malcolm Watson | as Murdered Frenchman |
| Actresses | |
| Erika Remberg | as Elissa Caro |
| Yvonne Monlaur | as Nicole Vanet |
| Jane Hylton | as Angela |
| Vanda Hudson | as Magda von Meck |
| Yvonne Romain | as Melina |
| Colette Wilde | as Evelyn Morley Finsbury |
| Carla Challoner | as Nicole (as a Child) |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Plot: | In 1947 England, a plastic surgeon must beat a hasty retreat to France when one of his patients has ghastly problems with her surgery. Once there, he operates on a circus owner's daughter, deformed by bombs from the war. Later he becomes the owner of the circus, and continues transforming disfigured women into the beautiful stars of his show. The police and a nosy reporter (as well as Scotland Yard) become interested when the women who want out of the circus begin dying in freak accidents, and they begin suspecting the good doctor is responsible. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Look For A Star" Written by Tony Hatch Sung by Garry Mills "The Liberty Bell" (uncredited) Music by John Philip Sousa Played during the opening credits and at the beginning of the Berlin sequence Also played at the end of the knife-throwing act "The Washington Post" (uncredited) Music by John Philip Sousa Played during the equestrian act Also played during the parade before the final show |
Goofs
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Continuity: When Magda meets her fate, close shots from behind show the wheel still spinning, with her on it, intercut with a distant shot showing people crowding around the wheel which is static. Continuity: In the scene where Shuler is attacked by the "bear"(?), it clearly shows the "bear's" claw mauling the left side of Shuler's face. In the next and subsequent scenes, only the right side of Shuler's face show any signs of the attack. |
Quotes
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[regarding the circus' new recruit] Angela: She's a thief! A murderess! Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: And a prostitute. Please, don't deny her her most important accomplishment. Insp. Arthur Ames: I must congratulate you on your circus of beauty. I've never seen such physical perfection in men and women. Supt. Andrews: Williams, put the kettle on and bring in a file named Rossiter. Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: Quick, get her to a doctor. And send the clowns in. Elissa Caro: Your face... Elissa Caro: I know it's as ugly as sin but the body's ok so I make out. Elissa Caro: You can be beautiful if you would trust me. Elissa Caro: Trust you, a perfect stranger. Vanet: They're murderers. Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: Don't you see, these are the people who will contribute to our circus troupe. Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: Willing subjects for my anxious hands. We held their safety and they held their tongue. Vanet: A circus of criminals. Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: A circus of beauty. Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: I must say, she's even better at soliciting applause than she was at soliciting men. Dr. Rossiter, alias Dr. Bernard Schueler: Your tongue is sharper than the knife that was once so essential to your earlier profession. Evelyn Morley Finsbury: Evelyn.Morley,is looking at her horribly disfigured face in the bed room mirror that has been caused by Rossiter's bungled plastic surgery she screams and laughs hysterically,"Rossiter!aagh,Rossiter,ha-ha-ha,R-o-s-s-i-t-e-r" |
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