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Circus of Fear (1966)

Director: John Moxey

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From Time Out Film Guide

Rarely seen shocker, released in the US as Psycho-Circus. Genn plays a dogged, elderly detective investigating an armoured truck robbery. All the evidence points to a local circus, but other suspects include a masked lion tamer (Lee), a jittery knife thrower (Kaufmann) and various other clowns. Worse, the corpses are beginning to stack up. The film-makers never seem quite sure whether they're making a thriller or a horror pic. No wonder Genn looks so confused.

Author: GM 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: John Moxey

Producer: Harry Alan Towers

Cast: Leo Genn, Christopher Lee, Anthony Newlands, Klaus Kinski, Suzy Kendall, Cecil Parker, Victor Maddern, Maurice Kauffmann full cast

Genre(s): Horror

Duration: 83 mins


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