Circus of Horrors

Apr 1, 1960

1h 28m

★ 5.8

Spectacular Towering Terror! One man's lust...made men into beasts, stripped women of their souls!

Overview

A plastic surgeon and his nurse join a bizarre circus to escape from the police. Here he befriends deformed women and transforms them for his "Temple of Beauty". However, when they threaten to leave, they meet with mysterious accidents.

Genres

Horror

Crime

Production Companies

Lynx Films Ltd.

Circus of Horrors Trailers

Cast

Dr. Schuler

Anton Diffring

Elissa Caro

Erika Remberg

Nicole Vanet

Yvonne Monlaur

Vanet

Donald Pleasence

Angela

Jane Hylton

Martin

Kenneth Griffith

Inspector Arthur Ames

Conrad Phillips

Supt. Andrews

Jack Gwillim

Magda von Meck

Vanda Hudson

Melina

Yvonne Romain

Evelyn Morley

Colette Wilde

Dr. Morley

William Mervyn

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